Felinology
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Felinology[a] is the study of cats.[1] The term is of Latin-Greek origin and comes from the Latin word felinus (of cats, feline) and the Greek -logos (science). Felinology is concerned with studying the anatomy, genetics, physiology, and breeding of domestic and wild cats.
Notes
[edit]- ^ also occasionally known as felidology
References
[edit]- ^ As noted in the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Curriculum Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- "The wonders of felinology" (Haaretz)
- Feline Research Center
- National Federation of Felinology Archived 2014-11-06 at the Wayback Machine