Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

felis

/fˈɛlɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: fe-lis
IPA: /fˈɛlɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

A genus of mostly small carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, puma, ocelot, and margay, which share the inability to roar due to bone structure in the larynx. The lion, tiger, and other large roaring cats were once included in Felis but are now assigned to the genus Panthera . The lynx ( Felis lynx ) is also called Lynx lynx .

Rhymes With

ellis ellice celis mellis defelice kellis helice antonellis gellis chellis

Questions

How do you pronounce felis?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛlɪs/.
What does felis mean?: A genus of mostly small carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, puma, ocelot, and margay, which share the inability to roar due to bone structure in the larynx. The lion, tiger, and other large roaring cats were once included in Felis but are now assigned to the genus Panthera . The lynx ( Felis lynx ) is also called Lynx lynx .

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