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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fe•line /ˈfilaɪn/USA pronunciation adj. - Mammalsbelonging or relating to the cat family;
catlike:feline agility. - sly, stealthy, or treacherous:her slinky, feline quality on the movie screen.
n. [countable] - Mammalsan animal of the cat family;
cat.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fe•line (fē′līn),USA pronunciation adj. - Mammalsbelonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
- Mammalscatlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family:a feline tread.
- sly, stealthy, or treacherous.
n. - Mammalsan animal of the cat family.
- Latin fēl(ēs) (see felis) + -ine1; compare Late Latin fēlīneus of a wild cat
- 1675–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: feline /ˈfiːlaɪn/ adj - 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
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Also: felid /ˈfiːlɪd/ - any animal belonging to the family Felidae; a cat
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs catˈfelinely adv ˈfelineness, felinity /fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ/ n |