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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
fe′line•ly, adv. fe′line•ness, fe•lin•i•ty (fi lin′i tē),USA pronunciation n. |