Feline
[fee-lahyn] /ˈfi laɪn/
adjective
1.
belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
2.
catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family:
a feline tread.
3.
sly, stealthy, or treacherous.
noun
4.
an animal of the cat family.
/ˈfiːlaɪn/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or belonging to the Felidae, a family of predatory mammals, including cats, lions, leopards, and cheetahs, typically having a round head and retractile claws: order Carnivora (carnivores)
2.
resembling or suggestive of a cat, esp in stealth or grace
noun
3.
any animal belonging to the family Felidae; a cat
adj.
1680s, from Late Latin felinus “of or belonging to a cat,” from Latin feles (genitive felis) “cat, wild cat, marten,” of uncertain origin. As a noun, from 1861.
feline
(fē’līn’)
Characteristic of or resembling felids.
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