Martelli's wildcat

noun

Felis lunensis, an extinct felid, the ancestor of the wildcat.

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Meanings

nounMartelli's wildcat (plural Martelli's wildcats)

plural Martelli's wildcats

  1. Felis lunensis, an extinct felid, the ancestor of the wildcat.

Origin

First described by the naturalist Ugolino Martelli in 1906.

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APA

Martelli's wildcat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martelli's%20wildcat

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“Martelli's wildcat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martelli's%20wildcat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Martelli's wildcat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martelli's%20wildcat.

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