About The Word Feline

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Feline

Feline Meaning & Definition
Feline Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Feline?

[n] any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws
[adj] of or relating to cats; "feline fur"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Feline: felid

Related Terms | Find terms related to Feline: acute | alley cat | amphibian | aquatic | arch | artful | astute | back-door | backstairs | biped | blue cat | cagey | calico cat | canine | cannibal | canny | carnivore | cat | catlike | cattish | catty | Cheshire cat | Chinchilla cat | clandestine | clever | cosmopolite | covert | crafty | cunning | cute | deceitful | deep | deep-laid | designing | diplomatic | felid | foxy | furtive | gib | gib-cat | gnawer | grimalkin | guileful | herbivore | hidlings | hole-and-corner | house cat | hugger-mugger | ingenious | insectivore | insidious | inventive | invertebrate | kit | kitling | kitten | kittenish | kitty | kitty-cat | knowing | leonine | lionlike | Machiavellian | Machiavellic | Maltese cat | mammal | mammalian | marsupial | marsupialian | mouser | omnivore | pawky | politic | primate | privy | puss | pussy | pussycat | quadruped | quiet | ready | reptile | resourceful | rodent | ruminant | scavenger | scheming | serpentine | sharp | shifty | shrewd | silver cat | skulking | slick | slinking | slinky | slippery | sly | smooth | snaky | sneaking | sneaky | sophistical | stealthy | strategic | subtile | subtle | supple | surreptitious | tabby | tabby cat | tactical | tiger cat | tigerish | tom | tomcat | tortoise-shell cat | trickish | tricksy | tricky | undercover | underground | underhand | underhanded | under-the-counter | under-the-table | ungulate | unobtrusive | varmint | vermin | vertebrate | vulpine | wary | wily

See Also | big cat | carnivore | cat | family Felidae | Felidae | paw | true cat

Feline In Webster's Dictionary

\Fe"line\, a. [L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: cf. F. f['e]lin. See {Fetus}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family {Felid[ae]}; as, the feline race; feline voracity. 2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline manners.

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