Feline

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  • adjective. Of or belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats; felid.
  • adjective. Suggestive of a cat, as in suppleness or stealthiness.
  • noun. An animal of the family Felidae.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Catlike in form or structure, as an animal; of or pertaining to the Felidæ, Felinæ, or genus Felis; typically æluroid.
  • Pertaining to or characteristic of animals of the cat tribe; cat-like in character or quality; resembling a cat in any respect: often applied to persons: as, feline softness of step; feline stealthiness, cruelty, or treachery.
  • noun. One of the Felidæ or Felinæ; a feline or cat-like animal; in popular use, a domestic cat.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felidæ
  • adjective. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
  • adjective. Of, or pertaining to, the cat.
  • adjective. catlike (resembling a cat)
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
  • adjective. of or relating to cats
    • Word Usage
    "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, starring Robin Williams as the title feline narrator."
    cross-reference
    Felidae  canine  cattus  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    carnivore  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    big cat  cat  true cat  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bestial  birdlike  canine  catlike  feminine  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Cheshire cat  Chinchilla cat  Machiavellian  Machiavellic  Maltese cat  
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