The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. It is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to destroy vermin, and has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years. A skilled predator, the cat is known to hunt over 1,000 species for food. The cat is intelligent and can be trained to obey simple commands. Individual cats have also been known to learn to manipulate simple mechanisms (see cat intelligence). Cats use a variety of vocalizations and types of body language for communication, including mewing ("meow" or "miaow"), purring, hissing, growling, squeaking, chirping, clicking, and grunting.
Latina
Fēlēs (-is, communis generis, sed saepius feminini), sive fēlis, cf. cattus, murilegus.
fēlēs parvus mammiferus carnivorus est. fēlem ferum africum esse ei propinquior speciem putatur atquehominibus conhabitat abhinc tria vel quattuor millia annorum.
Multae sunt species, aliquae sine pilis quibusquam aut sine cauda mutationum generum causa et est magna colorum varietas felum. Periti sunt praedatores atque diaeta in sua centum specium diversarum insunt. Quoque animalia sunt intelligentissima et quidam exercerier ad simplia systemata adhibenda possunt.
Communicantur felitionibus rorris sibilis rugitis et cento paene sonuum sicut utuntur lingua corporali propria. feles incolantes grecibus utuntur mixione signorum corporalium cum sonubus prae monstratis.