noun
bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat
• Syn: ↑catamountain, ↑Felis silvestris
• Hypernyms: ↑wildcat
• Member Holonyms: ↑Felis, ↑genus Felis
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nounUsage: usually capitalized E
: a brown or grayish black-striped wildcat (Felis sylvestris) native to most of Europe but now extinct over most of its range and regarded as one of the ancestors of the domestic cat
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European wildcat,
a large, powerful wildcat resembling the tabby in color, found in Scotland, parts of Europe, and in central Siberia. It is possibly an ancestor of the domestic cat.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.