Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to cats.

    feline behaviour

    feline expert

    Katzen-

    коша́чийkošáčij

    котя́чийkotjáčyj, коша́чийkošáčyj

    of or relating to cats

  2. Catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

    feline character

    feline movement

    katzenartig, katzenhaft

    коша́чийkošáčij

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The felines run in the savannah.

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

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

    deDie Rostkatze ist die kleinste Katze der Welt. — Adelpa

  4. I'm a feline scientist.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to cats:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of or pertaining to cats:
catlike:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more feline, most feline
Comparativemore feline Lesson
Superlativemost feline Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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