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Felidae  n.  A natural family of lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals, including the cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers.
Synonyms: family Felidae.





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... the exception of the Plantigrade division, generally breed (though with capricious exceptions) almost as freely as ruminants. Many species of Felidae have bred in various menageries, although imported from various climates and closely confined. Mr. Bartlett, the present superintendent of the Zoological Gardens,[338] remarks that the lion appears to breed ...
— The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Felidae" :   genus Panthera, Nimravus, Carnivora, cat, Smiledon, genus Smiledon, big cat, felid, genus Nimravus, order Carnivora, Acinonyx, mammal family, genus Acinonyx, Felis, family Felidae, genus Felis, Panthera, genus Lynx


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