Definition of Felis onca

1. Noun. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis.

Exact synonyms: Jaguar, Panther, Panthera Onca
Generic synonyms: Big Cat, Cat
Group relationships: Genus Panthera, Panthera

Lexicographical Neighbors of Felis Onca

Feldenkrais
Feldman
Feldtman
Felicia
Felicia amelloides
Felicia bergeriana
Felicity
Felidae
Felis bengalensis
Felis catus
Felis chaus
Felis concolor
Felis domesticus
Felis manul
Felis ocreata
Felis onca (current term)
Felis pardalis
Felis serval
Felis silvestris
Felis tigrina
Felis wiedi
Felis yagouaroundi
Felix Klein
Felix Mendelssohn
Felixstowe
Feliz Lusitania
Felliniesque
Feltre
Felty's syndrome

Literary usage of Felis onca

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society by Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh, Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1823)
"Remarks on some of' the American Animals of the Genus Felis, particularly on the Jaguar, Felis onca, Linn. ..."

2. Explorations and Adventures in Honduras: Comprising Sketches of Travel in by William Vincent Wells (1857)
"Captain Henderson divides the ferine animals of Honduras into the felis onca, or Brazilian tiger, and the felis discolor, or black tiger. ..."

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