Meaning of FELINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'feelIn
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws
- [adj] of or relating to cats; "feline fur"
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| | Synonyms: | | felid |
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| | See Also: | | big cat, carnivore, cat, family Felidae, Felidae, paw, true cat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a cat. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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