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单词 feline
释义

feline

[ fee-lahyn ]
/ ˈfi laɪn /
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adjective

belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family: a feline tread.
sly, stealthy, or treacherous.

noun

an animal of the cat family.

Origin of feline

1675–85; <Latin fēl(ēs) (see Felis) + -ine1; compare Late Latin fēlīneus of a wild cat

OTHER WORDS FROM feline

fe·line·ly, adverbfe·line·ness, fe·lin·i·ty [fi-lin-i-tee], /fɪˈlɪn ɪ ti/, nounun·fe·line, adjective

Words nearby feline

felicitation, felicitations, felicitous, felicity, felid, feline, feline distemper, feline leukemia virus, Felipe, Felis, Felix
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British Dictionary definitions for feline

feline
/ (ˈfiːlaɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Felidae, a family of predatory mammals, including cats, lions, leopards, and cheetahs, typically having a round head and retractile claws: order Carnivora (carnivores)
resembling or suggestive of a cat, esp in stealth or grace

noun Also: felid (ˈfiːlɪd)

any animal belonging to the family Felidae; a cat

Derived forms of feline

felinely, adverbfelineness or felinity (fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for feline

C17: from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs cat
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for feline

feline
[ fēlīn′ ]

Characteristic of or resembling felids.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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