Felinology is the study of

cat The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...

s.As noted in the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Veterinary Medicin
Curriculum
The term is of Latin- Greek origin and comes from the Latin word ' (of cats, feline) and the Greek ' (science). Felinology is concerned with studying the

anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having it ...

, genetics, physiology, and

breeding Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants. It can only occur between a male and a female animal or plant. Breeding may refer to: * Animal husbandry, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and rab ...

of domestic and wild cats.

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"The wonders of felinology"
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Feline Research Center

National Federation of Felinology
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