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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
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feline Translations feline adj (lit) → Katzen-; species → der Katzen; (fig) grace, suppleness → katzenartig, katzenhaft; feline eyes → Katzenaugen pl n → Katze f feline [ˈfiːlaɪn] adj → felino/a feline [ˈfiːlaɪn] adj → felino/a 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 猫一样的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But the man who wishes to study the active habits of the feline race, or the variety, albinos, must, indeed, be stirring at this hour. There were one or two men whom she observed at the soiree musicale; but she would never have felt moved to any kittenish display to attract their notice--to any feline or feminine wiles to express herself toward them. Montgomery told me that the Law, especially among the feline Beast People, became oddly weakened about nightfall; that then the animal was at its strongest; that a spirit of adventure sprang up in them at the dusk, when they would dare things they never seemed to dream about by day. |
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