1.
[syn: feline, felid]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to cats;
- Example: "feline fur"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Feline \Fe"line\, a. [L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob.
orig., the fruitful: cf. F. f['e]lin. See Fetus.]
1. (Zool.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or
family Felid[ae]; as, the feline race; feline voracity.
[1913 Webster]
2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a
feline nature; feline manners.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
feline
adj 1: of or relating to cats; "feline fur"
n 1: any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals,
many with retractile claws [syn: feline, felid]