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feline.

Of or pertaining to cats.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfiːlaɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfilaɪn/Canada, General-American/ˈfiːlɑen/Australia[ˈfiːlɑe̯n]New-Zealand
  1. Of or pertaining to cats.

    feline behaviour
    feline expert
  2. catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

    feline character
    feline movement
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈfiːlaɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfilaɪn/Canada, General-American/ˈfiːlɑen/Australia[ˈfiːlɑe̯n]New-Zealand
  1. A cat: member of the cat family Felidae.

  2. A cat: member of the cat family Felidae. Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

Where this word comes from

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

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