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Felidae

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

Syn: family Felidae.

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Felidae

Felidae is the family of cats. A member of this family is also called a felid.

Living cats belong to the subfamilies:

Cats are obligate carnivores; they must consume meat to survive. Therefore, they are sometimes referred to as hypercarnivores because of the very large proportion of protein they require in their diet, much more than most other mammals. Of the 13 terrestrial families in the order Carnivora, they are the strictest carnivores.

The first cats emerged during the Oligocene, about 25 million years ago. In prehistoric times, there was a third subfamily, the Machairodontinae, which included the saber-toothed cats, such as the Smilodon. Other superficially cat-like mammals, such as the metatherians Thylacosmilus and Thylacoleo, or the Nimravidae, are not included in Felidae despite superficial similarities.

Felidae (novel)

Felidae is a 1989 novel by the German-Turkish writer Akif Pirinçci. The main character is a cat named Francis who investigates the murders of several cats in a big city in Germany. As of 2012, there are eight books in the Felidae series: Felidae, Felidae II (also known as Felidae on the Road or, in the original German version, Francis), Cave Canem, Das Duell, Salve Roma!, Schandtat, Felipolis and Göttergleich, of which only Felidae, Felidae II, and Felidae V: Salve Roma! have been translated into English.

Although being primarily a work of crime fiction, the Felidae series discuss many contemporary ethical problems and philosophical questions, such as the relationship between mankind and animals and the idea of superior races within species. Thus, the Felidae series can be considered more complex and multi-layered than many contemporary crime novels.

Felidae (film)

Felidae is a 1994 German adult animated neo-noir/crime thriller film directed by Michael Schaack, written by Martin Kluger, Stefaan Schieder and Akif Pirinçci based on the 1989 novel Felidae, produced by Trickompany, and starring Ulrich Tukur, Mario Adorf and Klaus Maria Brandauer. The story centers on domestic house cat Francis and the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.

Felidae (disambiguation)

Felidae is the biological family of all cats.

Felidae may also refer to:

  • Felidae (novel), a novel by Akif Pirinçci.
  • Felidae (film), a 1994 animated film based on the novel.

Usage examples of "felidae".

Amongst mammals, we see it strikingly displayed in Bats, and in a lesser degree in the Felidae and Canidae.

I remind you that Elfinish do not require the same primitive care as creatures such as canines and other lesser members of the felidae family?

While it was true he had more power and stamina in his felidae form, he was worn out both mentally as well as spiritually, and his physical strength was waning.