Cyprus cat

English thumbnail Alternative forms en Cyprus Cat Noun A large domestic cat breed from Cyprus. en 2001 1999 Donald W. Engels Classical Cats: The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat Routledge paperback 9781134692866 49 https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=XAkeCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 It is of course also possible that the Cyprus cat was killed for its meat, but this is unlikely. en 2014 The Cat Encyclopedia: The Definitive Visual Guide w:Dorling Kindersley 9780241477090 15 https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=AMbaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 The Cyprus cat is similar to the domestic cat's ancestor, the African wildcat, Felis silvestris lybica. en 2019 Nuesret Kaymak All Cat Breeds of This World: All Approved Cat Breeds 9783961830312 46 https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=pjpIEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 With high probability, however, both the Aphrodite cat and the modern Cyprus cat or St Helena cat - do not descend directly from these Stone Age cats - but were introduced to the island much later. en Domestic cats