felis silvestris(n = noun.animal) catamountain, european wildcat - bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat;
is a kind of wildcat
is a member of felis, genus felis

ctenocephalides felis, felis, felis bengalensis, felis catus, felis chaus, felis concolor, felis domesticus, felis manul, felis ocreata, felis onca, felis pardalis, felis serval, felis tigrina, felis wiedi, felis yagouaroundi, genus felis