Meaning

2 senses

  1. A cat: member of the cat family Felidae.

  2. A cat: member of the cat family Felidae.

    Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

More definitions
  • any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The felines run in the savannah.

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  2. The kitten's feline antics were adorable to watch.

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  3. The rusty-spotted cat is the smallest feline in the world.

    deDie Rostkatze ist die kleinste Katze der Welt.

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  4. I'm a feline scientist.

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Origin

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

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Forms

plural: felines
Singularfeline
Pluralfelines

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
catA1felid
Close in meaning
  • any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws:felid

Antonyms

2 antonyms
nonfelidnonfeline

Word family

6 related words
Relatedfelidfeliformfelinelyfelinityfeloidcanine

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
feintfeistyfelicityfell
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