feline
[ fee-lahyn ]
/ ˈfi laɪn /
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.
Origin of feline
OTHER WORDS FROM feline
fe·line·ly, adverb fe·line·ness, fe·lin·i·ty [fi-lin-i-tee] /fɪˈlɪn ɪ ti/, noun un·fe·line, adjectiveWords nearby feline
felicitation,
felicitations,
felicitous,
felicity,
felid,
feline,
feline distemper,
feline leukemia virus,
felipe,
felis,
felix
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British Dictionary definitions for feline
feline
/ (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 Also: felid (ˈfiːlɪd)
any animal belonging to the family Felidae; a cat
Derived forms of feline
felinely, adverb felineness or felinity (fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for feline
C17: from Latin
fēlīnus, from
fēlēs cat
Scientific definitions for feline
feline
[ fē′līn′ ]
Characteristic of or resembling felids.