Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family
Felidæ - adjective Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or pertaining to, the
cat . - adjective
catlike (resembling a cat) - noun A
cat ; member of the cat familyFelidae .
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
- adjective of or relating to cats
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, starring Robin Williams as the title feline narrator.
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"Krazy Kat's" cast of characters includes the title feline, who is in love with Ignatz Mouse, and Offisa Pupp, a protective police dog.
Princeton University Top Stories Marguerite d'Aprile-Smith 2010
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The term feline is then searched and different search terms are then showed which gives them more alternatives.
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In other words, there's little evidence that the feline is anything more than a very large (feral?) domestic cat.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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"Walter Cook, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency captive wildlife coordinator, said the feline is a caracal, not a cougar." ...
Archive 2006-11-01 2006
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Mood index: didn't we do this 4 years ago? mainly in the fact that, this morning, the feline is actually looking for the visiting calico.
there is still amusement in the world... suricattus 2004
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Premiering the new Dreamworks animated adventure on a cruise ship, Hayek, who plays co-adventurer Kitty Softpaws, and Antonio Banderas, the voice of the title feline, held court in front of a captive audience of "Shrek" spinoff enthusiasts.
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From my crash course in feline hyperthyroidism on Sunday night, cats are then in isolation for two weeks.
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Maybe there is a job for him in feline Pesematology!
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Jaylee: your story of your "high velocity feline" is so funny (oh, our poor animals who get stuck in our inventions: chairs, bags, and the rest!)
suunflowerss commented on the word feline
I have a feline perched on my chest as I feverishly fight the feeling of inflicting another infectious alliteration on my newly found friends and/or foes.
September 16, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word feline
Fain, forget foe-fear, 'flowerss! Friends found, forsooth!
September 17, 2007