felid

fe·lid  (fld)

adj.

Feline.

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[From New Latin Flidae, family name, from Flis, type genus, from Latin fls, cat.]

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felid n.

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felid  (fld)

Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, which includes the domesticated cat and big cats such as lions, tigers, panthers, lynxes, leopards, pumas, and cheetahs.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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