Feline Definition

fēlīn
felines
adjective
Of a cat or the cat family.
Webster's New World
Suggestive of a cat, as in suppleness or stealthiness.
American Heritage
Catlike.
Webster's New World
noun
felines
Any animal of the cat family.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Feline

Noun

Singular:
feline
Plural:
felines

Origin of Feline

  • Latin fēlīnus or Late Latin fēlīneus both from Latin fēlēs cat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus

    From Wiktionary

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

    From Wiktionary

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