A medium-sized member of the cat family, as a lynx, puma, or cheetah. Now archaic.

Felis Catus, the only representative of the feline genus found native in Great Britain; it is larger and stronger than the domestic cat, and is by…

A name applied originally to the leopard or panther; by Goldsmith to the Ocelot (Felis pardalis), and by others to species of Tiger-cat.

Any of various wild cats inhabiting mountainous country; (North American) a puma, lynx, or bobcat. Cf. catamount, n.

Extended to other animals of the genus Felis. American mountain lion, the puma or cougar.

A name for any of the feline beasts of moderate or small size which resemble the tiger in their markings or otherwise; including the Margay…

A carnivorous, catlike quadruped described as having reddish-brown fur and a long tail, and said to hunt by either chasing prey (typically elk or…

A carnivorous, catlike quadruped described as having reddish-brown fur and a long tail, and said to hunt by either chasing prey (typically elk or…

Any of several spotted wildcats described as native to South or East Asia or to America (not identified). Obsolete.

†(a) a fanciful name for the hare; (b) a wild cat living in woods, spec. the South American species Felis geoffroyi.

a feral cat, esp. one which frequents roofs.

esp. with qualifications.

any of the larger members of the cat family (Felidae), such as a lion, tiger, or leopard.

Having cloud-like markings. clouded yellow butterfly: a butterfly of the genus Colias, esp. C. Edusa. clouded leopard, clouded tiger, a large…

An unidentified mammal said to inhabit forests on the borders of Bolivia and Brazil.