DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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genus and species
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genus
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species
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -wildcat, (species Felis silvestris), a small wild member of the cat family (Felidae) native to Eurasia and Africa. There are some three to five subspecies. The name wildcat is also used as a general term for feral domestic cats and for any of the smaller wild species of the cat family.
Detailed explanation-2: -The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is a small wildcat species native to continental Europe, Scotland, Turkey and the Caucasus. It inhabits forests from the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Central and Eastern Europe to the Caucasus.
Detailed explanation-3: -AnAge entry for Felis silvestris Wild cats live up to 16 years. Some estimates suggest they may live up to 18 years in the wild [0542], but these are unverified. One wild born female of the lybica subspecies was about 19 years old when she died in captivity [0671].