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feline
(redirected from Feline calicivirus)

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fe·line  (fln)
adj.
1. Of or belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats; felid.
2. Suggestive of a cat, as in suppleness or stealthiness.
n.
An animal of the family Felidae.

[Latin flnus or Late Latin flneus, both from Latin fls, cat.]

felinely adv.
felineness, fe·lini·ty (f-ln-t) n.

feline [ˈfiːlaɪn]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
n also felid [ˈfiːlɪd]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any animal belonging to the family Felidae; a cat
[from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs cat]
felinely  adv
felineness , felinity [fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ] n

feline  (fln)
Characteristic of or resembling felids.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.felinefeline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
carnivore - a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"
family Felidae, Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
cat, true 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
paw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
Adj.1.feline - of or relating to cats; "feline fur"

feline
adjective
1. catlike, leonine a black, furry, feline creature
2. graceful, flowing, smooth, elegant, sleek, slinky, sinuous, stealthy He moves with feline pace.
Translations
feline [ˈfiːlaɪn]
A. ADJfelino
B. Nfelino m

feline [ˈfiːlaɪn]
adj [animal] → félin(e)
(= catlike) [eyes, features] → de félin; [grace] → félin(e)
n (= cat) → félin m

feline
adj (lit)Katzen-; speciesder Katzen; (fig) grace, supplenesskatzenartig, katzenhaft; feline eyesKatzenaugen pl
nKatze f

feline [ˈfiːlaɪn] adjfelino/a
feline [ˈfiːlaɪn] adjfelino/a

feline
adj feline [ˈfiːlӕin]
of or like a cat a feline appearance. katagtig سِنَّوْري، قِطِّي котешки kočkovitý katteagtig; katte- katzenartig αιλουροειδής, που μοιάζει με γάτα felino kassilik گربه مانند kissan félin חֲתוּלִי बिल्ली के समान mačji macskaféle seperti kucing kattar- felino 猫の 고양이 같은 katės kaķa- seperti kucing katachtig katte-, katteaktig koci felino felin кошачий mačkovitý mačji mačji kattlik เกี่ยวกับสัตว์ตระกูลแมว kedi gibi 貓一樣的 котячий بلی کے خاندان سے تعلق رکھنے والا (thuộc hoặc giống) con vật thuộc họ mèo


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To screen for additional infections that might influence the health and immune status of the cats, we obtained 64 additional pharyngeal swabs on day 29 from cats with upper respiratory symptoms and tested them for nucleic acids specific for feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1)--and feline calicivirus (FCV).
announced today that research has demonstrated that its VANTOCIL(TM) product, which has long been used as an ingredient in human hygiene disinfectant products in Europe, effectively controls Feline calicivirus (FCV), the globally accepted surrogate for Norovirus, which cannot be cultivated in vitro.
The family Caliciviridae contains 4 genera, Sapovirus, Norovirus, Lagovirus, and Vesivirus, which include sapovirus (SaV), norovirus (NOV), rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, and feline calicivirus strains, respectively.
 
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