family Felidae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

family Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigersFelidaemammal family - a family of mammalsCarnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipediafelid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile clawsFelis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcatsgenus Lynx - lynxesbig cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wildgenus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigersAcinonyx, genus Acinonyx - cheetahsgenus Smiledon, Smiledon - saber-toothed tigersgenus Nimravus, Nimravus - false sabertoothed tigers