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English
Etymology
feline + -id. From New Latin Felidae, from felis (“cat, feline”).
Noun
felid (plural felids)
- (zoology) Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
Hyponyms
- (felids) felid; caracal, cat, cheeta, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, margay, ocelot, puma, serval, tiger (Category: en:Felids)
- See also Thesaurus:feline
Translations
Further reading
- “felid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Scots
Etymology
From New Latin Felidae, from felis (“cat, feline”).
Noun
felid (plural felids)
- (zoology) felid