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See also: féline
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfiːlaɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːlaɪn
Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).
Adjective
[edit]feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline)
- Of or pertaining to cats.
- catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to cats
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catlike
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Etymology 2
[edit]Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.
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Noun
[edit]feline (plural felines)
- (formal) A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
- (formal) Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.
Hyponyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:feline
Translations
[edit]cat — see cat
Related terms
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[edit]Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]feline
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fēlīne
Romanian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]feline f
- inflection of felină:
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