2007-03-09 00:27:46 · 15 answers · asked by dw 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
from the latin name fattus cattus maximus furribus
2007-03-09 00:30:26 · answer #1 · answered by G*I*M*P 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The organization of living things can be seen like a pyramid or tree with seven major levels or categories: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
a cat is "Felis silvestris catus"
so CAT came from CATUS
2007-03-09 01:07:21 · answer #2 · answered by msociety 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All domestic cats belong to the species Felis Catus which was named by Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1758. It has since been abbreviated to cat.
2007-03-09 09:17:15 · answer #3 · answered by Michele the Louis Wain cat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mines called Felix
2007-03-09 00:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by leedsmikey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looks like a cat. Mine's called Kevin. He looks like a Kevin.
2007-03-09 00:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Why is a bird called a bird? Why is a human called human?
Why is a dog called a dog? No one can say why these things are called what they are called. If your that interested go online or go to a library and research.
2007-03-09 00:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by italianchick0843 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
god wanted it to be called a cat so it was
2007-03-09 00:36:37 · answer #7 · answered by softballover4 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why is a dog called a dog? Because it is.
2007-03-09 00:31:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos the first person to see one pointed at it and grunted "cat"
2007-03-09 00:32:29 · answer #9 · answered by irish_jipper 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Same reason a rabbit is called a rabbit-thats what it is.
2007-03-09 13:54:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋