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feline

[fee-lahyn]

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

  1. an animal of the cat family.

feline

/ fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ, 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any animal belonging to the family Felidae ; a cat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

feline

  1. Characteristic of or resembling felids.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • felinely adverb
  • felineness noun
  • felinity noun
  • unfeline adjective
  • ˈڱԱԱ noun
  • ˈڱԱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of feline1

1675–85; < Latin ŧ ( ŧ ) ( Felis ) + -ine 1; compare Late Latin ŧīneus of a wild cat
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of feline1

C17: from Latin ŧīnus , from ŧŧ cat
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Example Sentences

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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The felines, all thought to be around one-year-old when they were released, are currently named A, B and C.

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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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