Felis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin fēlis (“cat”). === Pronunciation === English: IPA(key): /ˈfi.lɪs/ === Proper noun === Felis f A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – small cats. ==== Usage notes ==== At one time or another almost all species of the family Felidae, especially in the subfamily Felinae, have been placed in genus Felis. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia – suborder; Felidae – family; Felinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Felis silvestris (wild cat) – type species; Felis catus (domestic cat), Felis chaus (jungle cat), Felis margarita (sand cat), Felis nigripes (black-footed cat) – species Felis silvestris catus (domestic cat) – selected subspecies ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Felis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Felis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Felis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Latin == === Etymology === For sense 1: Derived from Classical Latin fēlis (“cat”), coined by French astronomer Jérôme Lalande in 1799. For sense 2: Inherited from Latin Felis === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfeː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.lis] === Proper noun === Fēlis f sg (genitive Fēlis); third declension (New Latin, astronomy) Former constellation between Antlia and Hydra. (Contemporary Latin, astronomy) The star HIP 48615 in the constellation Hydra. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only. ==== References ====