feline

fe·line

 (fē′līn′)

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.

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[Latin fēlīnus or Late Latin fēlīneus, both from Latin fēlēs, cat.]

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fe′line′ly adv.

fe′line′ness, fe·lin′i·ty (fĭ-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.

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feline

(ˈfiːlaɪn)

adj

1. (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

(Zoology) any animal belonging to the family Felidae; a cat

[C17: from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs cat]

ˈfelinely adv

ˈfelineness, felinity n

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fe•line

(ˈfi laɪn)

adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.

2. catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family: feline agility.

3. sly, stealthy, or treacherous.

n.

4. an animal of the cat family; cat.

[1675–85; < Latin fēl(ēs) (see felid) + -ine¹; compare Late Latin fēlīneus of a wild cat]

fe′line•ly, adv.

fe′line•ness, fe•lin•i•ty (fɪˈlɪn ɪ ti) n.

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fe·line

(fē′līn′)

Adjective

Of or belonging to the family of meat-eating mammals that includes the lions, tigers, leopards, and other cats.

Noun

An animal belonging to this family.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws felid 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"

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feline

adjective

1. catlike, leonine a black, furry, feline creature

2. graceful, flowing, smooth, elegant, sleek, slinky, sinuous, stealthy He moves with feline pace.

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feline

adjective

So slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation:

catlike, furtive, slinky, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy.

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Translations

سِنَّوْري، قِطِّي

kočkovitý

katte-katteagtig

katzenartig

αιλουροειδές

felino

kissakissaeläinkissamainen

félin

kattar-

felino

kaķa-

katachtig

katte-katteaktig

mačkovitý

kedi gibi

猫一样的

feline

[ˈfiːlaɪn]

A. ADJ → felino

B. N → felino m

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feline

[ˈfiːlaɪn]

adj [animal] → félin(e)

(= catlike) [eyes, features] → de félin; [grace] → félin(e)

n (= cat) → félin m

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feline

adj (lit) → Katzen-; species → der Katzen; (fig) grace, suppleness → katzenartig, katzenhaft; feline eyes → Katzenaugen pl

n → Katze f

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feline

[ˈfiːlaɪn] adj → felino/a

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feline

(ˈfiːlӕin) adjective

of or like a cat. a feline appearance. katagtig سِنَّوْري، قِطِّي котешки felino kočkovitý katzenartig katteagtig; katte- 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-, katteaktigkoci دپيشود كورنى، پيشووزمه دوه مخى چلى، درغل، دوه ژبى 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 猫一样的

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fe·line

a. felino-a, rel. a la familia de los gatos o con características semejantes a estos.

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