Definition of feline Feline
/fiˈlajˌn/ - [feelayn] - fe•line
We found 9 definitions of feline from 5 different sources.
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WordNet
NounPlural: felines |
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| feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws | ||
| felid | ||
| carnivore any animal that feeds on flesh; "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores" | ||
| family felidae, felidae cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers | ||
| true cat, cat feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats | ||
| big cat, cat any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild | ||
Adjectivefeline, feliner, felinest |
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| feline - of or relating to cats; "feline fur" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- feline (a.)
Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felidae; as, the feline race; feline voracity. - feline (a.)
Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline manners.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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feline
fē′līn, adj. pertaining to the cat or the cat kind: like a cat.—ns. Felin′ity; Fē′lis, the cats as a genus, the typical genus of family Fē′lidæ and subfamily Fēlī′næ. [L. felinus—felis, a cat.]
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🔤- feline, noun, singular of felines.
- feline, adjective.
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