feline

Etymology 1

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

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to cats.
  2. catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

Etymology 2

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

noun

  1. (formal) A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
  2. (formal) Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

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