feline

feline
felín adj. m., pl. felíni; f. sg. felínă, g.-d. art. felínei, pl. felíne
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  • Feline — Fe line, a. [L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: cf. F. f[ e]lin. See {Fetus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus {Felis}, or family {Felid[ae]}; as, the feline race; feline voracity. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Feline — Album par The Stranglers Genre rock Critique Allmusic lien …   Wikipédia en Français

  • feline — index furtive, machiavellian, politic, sly, stealthy, subtle (insidious) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • feline — (adj.) 1680s, from L.L. felinus of or belonging to a cat, from L. feles (gen. felis) cat, wild cat, marten, of uncertain origin. As a noun, from 1861 …   Etymology dictionary

  • feline — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ referring to a cat or cats. ► NOUN ▪ a cat or other animal of the cat family. ORIGIN Latin felinus, from feles cat …   English terms dictionary

  • feline — [fē′līn] adj. [L felinus < feles, cat] 1. of a cat or the cat family 2. catlike; esp., a) crafty, sly, stealthy, etc. b) graceful in a sleek way n. any animal of the cat family felinely adv. felinity [fē lin′ə tē] …   English World dictionary

  • Feline — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Семейство кошачьих. У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Кошки (род). Feline Студийный альбом The Stranglers …   Википедия

  • feline — [[t]fi͟ːlaɪn[/t]] felines 1) ADJ: ADJ n Feline means belonging or relating to the cat family. 2) N COUNT A feline is an animal that belongs to the cat family. The 14lb feline is so fat she can hardly walk. Syn: cat 3) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You… …   English dictionary

  • féline — ● félin, féline adjectif (latin felinus, de chat) Se dit d un carnassier, d une espèce qui appartient au genre des chats : La race féline. Qui tient du chat, qui rappelle le chat par sa grâce souple, sa douceur, sa ruse : La souplesse féline …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • feline — I UK [ˈfiːlaɪn] / US [ˈfɪˌlaɪn] noun [countable] Word forms feline : singular feline plural felines biology a cat or other member of the cat family II UK [ˈfiːlaɪn] / US [ˈfɪˌlaɪn] adjective 1) biology connected with cats or other members of the… …   English dictionary

  • feline — fe|line1 [ˈfi:laın] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: felinus, from felis cat ] 1.) relating to cats or other members of the cat family, such as lions 2.) looking like or moving like a cat ▪ She moves with feline grace. feline 2 feline2 n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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