feline

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːlaɪn/

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• Rhymes: -iːlaɪn

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

feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline)

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

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

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.

• See also Thesaurus:feline

• feelin', nelfie

feline

1. feminine plural of felino

• fenile, nefeli

fēlīne

1. vocative masculine singular of fēlīnus

• IPA^(key): [feˈline]

feline f

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