felis catus

1. 1.

   any domesticated member of the genus Felis

   Synonymsdomestic cathouse catFelis domesticus

   Broadercatdomestic animal

   Narrowerkittymouseralley cattomtabbytiger cattortoiseshellPersian catAngoraSiamese cat

   Part ofFelisclowder

Questions about felis catus

What does felis catus mean?

felis catus means "any domesticated member of the genus Felis".

What is another word for felis catus?

Close synonyms include domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is felis catus a common word?

felis catus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.