Feline

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats; felid.
  • adj. Suggestive of a cat, as in suppleness or stealthiness.
  • n. An animal of the family Felidae.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, or pertaining to, the cat.
  • adj. catlike (resembling a cat)
  • n. A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felidæ
  • adj. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Catlike in form or structure, as an animal; of or pertaining to the Felidæ, Felinæ, or genus Felis; typically æluroid.
  • Pertaining to or characteristic of animals of the cat tribe; cat-like in character or quality; resembling a cat in any respect: often applied to persons: as, feline softness of step; feline stealthiness, cruelty, or treachery.
  • n. One of the Felidæ or Felinæ; a feline or cat-like animal; in popular use, a domestic cat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
  • adj. of or relating to cats
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    carnivore   
    Cross Reference
    canine    cattus    Felidae   
    Hyponym
    big cat    cat    true cat   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    catlike    sly    stealthy    treacherous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    catlike    reptilian    feral    canine    predatory    sinuous    bestial    ferocious    girlish    inhuman