feline

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See also: féline

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːlaɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -iːlaɪn

Etymology 1

From Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).

Adjective

feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline)

  1. Of or pertaining to cats.
  2. catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
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Etymology 2

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

A domestic cat

Noun

feline (plural felines)

  1. (formal) A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
  2. (formal) Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.
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cat — see cat

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Italian

Adjective

feline

  1. feminine plural of felino

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Latin

Adjective

fēlīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of fēlīnus

Romanian

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Noun

feline f

  1. inflection of felină:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular
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