| n. | 1. | a natural family of lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals, including the cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigersmammal family - a family of mammals Carnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia felid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats genus Lynx - lynxes genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers Acinonyx, genus Acinonyx - cheetahs genus Smiledon, Smiledon - saber-toothed tigers genus Nimravus, Nimravus - false sabertoothed tigers |
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