feline meaning: definition, etymology

feline

adj

/ˈfiːlaɪn/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).

Of or pertaining to cats.

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catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

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Synonyms: catly
Derived terms: feline distemper, feline hyperesthesia syndrome, feline infectious peritonitis, felinekind, felinely, felineness, felinicide, felinize, felinoid, felinology, felinophile, felinophobe, felinophobia, nonfeline, unfeline

noun

Etymology Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

A cat: member of the cat family Felidae.

Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

Synonyms: feline, cat, felid
Related terms: Felicia, Felicity, felid, feliform, felinely, felinity, felis, Felix, feloid, canine, cattus, catus, Felidae, gatus, :Category:en:Cats, :Category:en:Felids, :Category:mul:Cats, :Category:mul:Felids
Hypernyms: feliform, feloid, mammal, animal, creature, critter
Hyponyms: 48 terms
Caracal, Catopuma, Felis, Felis concolor, Herpailurus, Leopardus, Leptailurus, Lynx, Neofelis, Otocolobus, Otocolobus manul, Panthera, Pardofelis, Prionailurus, Puma, American lion, big cat, bobcat, caracal, catamount, cheeta, cheetah, cougar, deer tiger, ghost cat, Indian ghost, jaguar, kit, kitten, kitty, leopard, lion, lynx, manul, margay, mountain ghost, mountain lion, ocelot, painter, painted cat, Pallas cat, Pallas' cat, Pallas's cat, puma, red tiger, serval, steppe cat, tiger