Organisms

Cats

The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)

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The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)

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  • Domestic Cats
  • Felis catus
  • Felis domestica
  • Felis domesticus
  • Felis sylvestris catus
  • Cat
  • Cat, Domestic
  • Cats, Domestic
  • Domestic Cat

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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check tag: no qualifiers; restrict to domestic cat

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002415. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002415
  2. Cats. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat
  3. Cats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146