feline

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to cats.
2. catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

Noun

1. (formal) A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
2. (formal) Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

Synonyms

cat

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catlike

cattish

felid

pussy

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cat-like

chick

domestic cat

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kittenish

Translations

félin

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felino

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felino

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felí

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katzenartig

katachtig

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felino

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αιλουροειδές

Katzen-

Raubkatze

félidé

Katze

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αιλουροειδής

felien

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfiːlaɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).