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years ago. The generic name Felis is derived from Classical Latin fēlis meaning 'cat, ferret'. Carl Linnaeus considered Felis to comprise all cat species
glaring, or a colony. The scientific name Felis catus was proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for a domestic cat. Felis catus domesticus was proposed by Johann
including: Felis ocreata by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1791 was based on a description of a wildcat encountered in northern Ethiopia by James Bruce. Felis cafra
"allied cat" (Felis affinis) by John Edward Gray in 1830. Two years later, Johann Friedrich von Brandt proposed a new species under the name Felis rüppelii
genus Felis in the late 1940s, he had more than 40 Scottish wildcat specimens in the collection of the Museum at his disposal. He recognized Felis silvestris
were described: Felis constantina proposed by Georg Forster in 1780 was a specimen from the vicinity of Constantine, Algeria. Felis servalina proposed
Pallas's cat an aberrant form of Felis. In 1951, John Ellerman and Terence Morrison-Scott considered the nominate subspecies Felis manul manul to be distributed
considered it a species, but subordinated it to the genus Felis using the scientific name Felis thinobius. Later he considered it a sand cat subspecies
Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther. pp. 413–414. Temminck, C. J. (1827). "Félis doré Felis aurata". Monographies de Mammalogie. Paris: G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne
divergence of Felis species at around 6.52 to 1.03 million years ago. Both models agree on the jungle cat (F. chaus) having been the first Felis species that
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English
English variant spelling of French Felice, FELISE means "happy" or "lucky."
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Australian, French, Latin, Spanish
Happy; Female Version of Felix; Lucky; Fortunate
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American, Australian, Christian, Latin
Happy; Lucky; Fortunate
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Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Latin
Happy; Female Version of Felix; Lucky
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English
English form of Latin Felicia, FELISHA means "happy" or "lucky."
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Latin
Happy. Feminine of Felix.
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German
Intelligent
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Latin American
Happy. Feminine of Felix.
Male
English
 Medieval English form of Latin Felix, FELIS means "happy" or "lucky." Compare with another form of Felis.
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British, English, Latin
Lucky; Female Version of Felix
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Italian
Italian form of Latin Felicia, FELISA means "happy" or "lucky."
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Spanish Latin
Lucky.
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Hebrew Russian
God shall redeem.
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Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Sahabiyah (RA)
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Hindu, Indian
My Mind
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Indian, Telugu
Resurrection
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English
Short form of English Susan, SUE means "lily."
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name from some minor locality, probably the lost Foxhale near Claverley, Shropshire, the name of which is derived from Old English fox ‘fox’ + halh ‘hollow’, ‘recess’. It is less likely that the surname is derived from Foxhall in Suffolk (earlier Foxhole), which is named from Old English fox + hol(h) ‘hollow’, ‘depression’: the surname is not established in East Anglia.
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Italian
Italian form of Latin Hieronymus, GERONIMO means "holy name."
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Respected; Honoured
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Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Fearless
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Biblical
Mourning to the house of Maachah.
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n.
A lynx (Felis, or Lynx, caracal.) It is a native of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped with long black hairs.
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An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.
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A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard.
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A South American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on birds.
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A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.
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An African wild cat (Felis serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the tail.
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Resembling the tiger in color; as, the tigrine cat (Felis tigrina) of South America.
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A small East Indian wild cat (Felis wagati), regarded by some as a variety of the leopard cat.
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An American feline carnivore (Felis pardalis). It ranges from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are variously arranged. The ground color varies from reddish gray to tawny yellow.
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A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.
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An American wild cat (Felis tigrina), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also long-tailed cat.
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A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias nigrilabrus); the mud cat (Pilodictic oilwaris), the stone cat (Noturus flavus); the sea cat (Arius felis), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish. See Bullhrad.
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A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, / uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also once.
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A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, mountain lion, and panther or painter.
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A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.
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Any one of several species of feline animals of the genus Felis, and subgenus Lynx. They have a short tail, and usually a pencil of hair on the tip of the ears.
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A large and powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the American tiger.
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A small South American species of tiger cat (Felis mitis).