Felis domestica

Translingual

Etymology

Latin feles (“cat”) + domesticus (“which lives in house”), used by Fischer (1829).

Proper noun

Felis domestica f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – an invalid taxonomic name for the domestic cat. Felis silvestris catus.

Synonyms

• Felis catus Linnaeus 1785
• Felis libyca Trouessart 1904
• Felis catus Pocock, 1951
• Felis silvestris catus Ragni and Randi 1986