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feline
[fee-lahyn]
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family.
a feline tread.
sly, stealthy, or treacherous.
noun
an animal of the cat family.
feline
/ fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ, ˈfiːlaɪn /
adjective
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)
resembling or suggestive of a cat, esp in stealth or grace
noun
any animal belonging to the family Felidae ; a cat
feline
Characteristic of or resembling felids.
Other Word Forms
- felinely adverb
- felineness noun
- felinity noun
- unfeline adjective
- ˈڱԱԱ noun
- ˈڱԱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of feline1
Example Sentences
“He is a mix between a bird of prey, like a peregrine falcon, with extremely streamlined shapes — of course a feline but also a Mexican salamander called an axolotl,” Otto says.
For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.
A trio of red, yellow and green parrots and cockatiels sit on wooden perches, oblivious to the piercing stare of a blue-eyed feline a few feet away.
The felines, all thought to be around one-year-old when they were released, are currently named A, B and C.
Police fielded mulitple calls about missing felines and when they went to the suspect’s home on the the 2300 block of West Wilshire Avenue the found evidence of “dozens” of dead cats.
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