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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
/ ŧ′ī′ /
- Characteristic of or resembling felids.
Derived Forms
- ˈڱԱԱ, noun
- ˈڱԱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڱlԱ· adverb
- ڱlԱ·Ա ڱ···ٲ [fi-, lin, -i-tee], noun
- ܲ·ڱlԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of feline1
Example Sentences
Human respiratory physiology is more like that of swines than felines.
He also had the occasional public run-in with his more famous feline neighbour, Larry, who is 10 Downing Street's Chief Mouser.
Miller and Ruffin were thrilled to find their missing cat, but as Ruffin carried Mr. Thelma across their scorched property on the way to their car, the feline squirmed and clawed.
"The only feline species that was threatened at this level was the sabre tooth tiger thousands of years ago."
Then Musk started flipping out on Twitter about all manner of line items, seemingly spun up by random social media users named after feline waste products.
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