Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Feline.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the Felidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws; a member of the
Felidae .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun any member of the
cat family (Felidae )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Allaby took 45 samples from the wounds of the deer carcasses with the aim of testing specifically for DNA from the saliva of any canid (for instance dog or fox) or felid (cat) species which had killed or scavenged from the deer.
DNA tests on mauled deer give wild cat theorists paws for thought 2012
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Arnold outlines quite well the history, in brief, of the regions felid unknowns.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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This is good news for conservationists, and felid follows.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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As Reumer et al. note, this is about the same age as the Isturitz statuette and therefore confirms the long-suspected late survival of this felid in Europe.
Archive 2006-03-01 Darren Naish 2006
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In the world of global wildlife conservation, Marwell is an important place, having played key roles in captive breeding and/or reintroduction schemes for Takhi Equus przewalskii (the equid formerly known as Przewalski's horse), Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica (the felid formerly known as the Siberian tiger) and Scimitar-horned oryx Oryx dammah.
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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I just hope your new felid "friends" didn't over-welcome you by mauling you.
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Can an exotic felid survive in the British countryside?
Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Supposedly, the wounds present on these corpses, and the manner in which they have been gutted and/or eaten, are diagnostic of felid killers.
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Supposedly, the wounds present on these corpses, and the manner in which they have been gutted and/or eaten, are diagnostic of felid killers.
The Cupar roe deer carcass Darren Naish 2006
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Still, for a felid that lacks sabre teeth, it's amazing (and gruesome) to see such a bloody spectacle.
Giant killers: macropredation in lions Darren Naish 2006
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