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feline en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfilaɪn/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈfiːlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈfiːlɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfiːlɑen/ (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to cats.
    • feline expert
    • The tiger is a feline predator.
    • feline behaviour
  2. catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
    • feline movement
    • feline character
    • She moved with feline grace.

Forms

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most feline Degree=Sup lexicographic
more feline Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

feline infectious peritonitis · felinoid · felinicide · feline distemper · unfeline · felinize · felinophile · felinely · felinology · nonfeline · felinekind · feline hyperesthesia syndrome · felinophobia · felineness · felinophobe

Synonyms

catly

Translations (61)

es felino (of or pertaining to cats) · bg ко́тешки (of or pertaining to cats) · it felino (of or pertaining to cats) · sh ма̏чјӣ (of or pertaining to cats) · be каша́чы (of or pertaining to cats) · fa گربهسان (catlike) · ko 고양이의 (of or pertaining to cats) · mk мачешки (of or pertaining to cats) · fr félin (of or pertaining to cats) · cy cathaidd (of or pertaining to cats) · ko 고양이 같다 (catlike) · ar سِنَّوْرِيّ (of or pertaining to cats) · ca felí (catlike) · ru коша́чий (catlike) · be каці́ны (of or pertaining to cats) · gl felino (of or pertaining to cats) · eo kata (of or pertaining to cats) · id seperti kucing (of or pertaining to cats) · sh mȁčjī (of or pertaining to cats) · ms kucing (of or pertaining to cats) · nl katachtig (catlike) · be каця́чы (of or pertaining to cats) · la fēlīnus (of or pertaining to cats) · tr kedi gibi (catlike) · nl katachtig (of or pertaining to cats) · uk котя́чий (of or pertaining to cats) · vo katik (of or pertaining to cats) · cs kočičí (of or pertaining to cats) · mk мачји (of or pertaining to cats) · ga catúil (catlike) · de Katzen- (of or pertaining to cats) · it felino (catlike) · cmn 貓的 /猫的 (of or pertaining to cats) · fi kissa- (catlike) · de katzenhaft (catlike) · fr félin (catlike) · id lirkucing (catlike) · ru коша́чий (of or pertaining to cats) · vo katasümik (catlike) · el αιλουροειδής (of or pertaining to cats) · be кашэ́чы (of or pertaining to cats) · ms kekucingan (of or pertaining to cats) · uk коша́чий (of or pertaining to cats) · sk mačací (of or pertaining to cats) · fi kissa- (of or pertaining to cats) · pl koci (of or pertaining to cats) · ms felin (of or pertaining to cats) · ga catúil (of or pertaining to cats) · ro felin (of or pertaining to cats) · pl koci (catlike) · pt felino (of or pertaining to cats) · it gattesco (catlike) · fi kissamainen (catlike) · id kekucingan (of or pertaining to cats) · oc felin (of or pertaining to cats) · cy cathaidd (catlike) · ca felí (of or pertaining to cats) · ja ネコの (of or pertaining to cats) · sl mačji (of or pertaining to cats) · de katzenartig (catlike) · gv kaytoil (catlike)

feline en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfilaɪn/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈfiːlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈfiːlɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfiːlɑen/ (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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felines Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

nonfeline · nonfelid · nonfelid · nonfeline

Hypernyms

feloid · creature · felid · organism · creature · animal · vertebrate · vertebrate · animal · mammal · mammal · critter · animal · organism · creature · feliform · mammal · feline

Hyponyms

Felis · Herpailurus · Panthera · Prionailurus · big cat · painted cat · jaguar · Leptailurus · Neofelis · ocelot · cheetah · kit · American lion · caracal · tiger · mountain lion · Pardofelis · margay · cheeta · cougar · Caracal · Lynx · leopard · red tiger · painter · mountain ghost · Pallas cat · puma · Otocolobus manul · bobcat · Felis concolor · Otocolobus · serval · Catopuma · lion · Pallas's cat · kitty · lynx · deer tiger · Puma · Pallas' cat · ghost cat · manul · Leopardus · catamount · Indian ghost · steppe cat · kitten

Relateds

Felicity · felinity · felis · Felicia · felid · feloid · Felix · :Category:en:Cats · gatus · cattus · feliform · :Category:mul:Cats · felinely · catus · Felidae · canine · :Category:mul:Felids · :Category:en:Felids

Synonyms

felid · cat · felid · feline · felid

wikidata: Q25265 · wikidata: Q25265 · wikidata: Q42602