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Martelli's wildcat

Martelli's wildcat noun: felis lunensis, an extinct felid, the ancestor of the wildcat.

Noun

Martelli's wildcat (plural Martelli's wildcats)

  1. Felis lunensis, an extinct felid, the ancestor of the wildcat.

Forms of Martelli's wildcat

pluralMartelli's wildcats

Origin of Martelli's wildcat

First described by the naturalist Ugolino Martelli in 1906.

Questions about Martelli's wildcat

What does Martelli's wildcat mean?
Martelli's wildcat means felis lunensis, an extinct felid, the ancestor of the wildcat.
What part of speech is Martelli's wildcat?
Martelli's wildcat is a noun.
What is the plural of Martelli's wildcat?
The plural of Martelli's wildcat is Martelli's wildcats.

Words near Martelli's wildcat in the dictionary

  1. Martellas
  2. martellato
  3. martellatos
  4. martelled
  5. Martelli
  6. Martelli's wildcat
  7. Martelli's wildcats
  8. martelling
  9. Martellis
  10. martello
  11. Martello tower

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