猫亚科

貓亞科

māoyàkē

noun

Meanings

1 Felinae (small cats subfamily)
2 subfamily of small and medium cats

Characters

sub-; secondary

family (taxonomy)

Examples

HSK 7-9

家猫和猞猁都属于猫亚科。

Jiāmāo hé shēlì dōu shǔyú māoyàkē.

Domestic cats and lynxes both belong to Felinae.

HSK 7-9

猫亚科的动物多数能收缩爪子。

Māoyàkē de dòngwù duōshù néng shōusuō zhuǎzi.

Most Felinae animals can retract their claws.

Tips

usage

猫亚科 (Felinae) covers small and medium cats like lions, pumas and domestic cats. The big cats that roar (tiger, jaguar, leopard) are in 豹亚科 (Pantherinae) instead.

Stroke Order

猫 māo

亚 Yà

科 kē