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fe⋅line

[fee-lahyn]
–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
2. catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family: a feline tread.
3. sly, stealthy, or treacherous.
–noun
4. an animal of the cat family.

Origin:
1675–85; < L fēl(ēs) (see felis) + -ine 1 ; cf. LL fēlīneus of a wild cat


fe⋅line⋅ly, adverb
fe⋅line⋅ness, fe⋅lin⋅i⋅ty [fi-lin-i-tee] , noun
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fe·line   (fē'līn')   
adj.  
  1. Of or belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats; felid.

  2. Suggestive of a cat, as in suppleness or stealthiness.

n.  An animal of the family Felidae.

[Latin fēlīnus or Late Latin fēlīneus, both from Latin fēlēs, cat.]
fe'line'ly adv., fe'line'ness, fe·lin'i·ty (fĭ-lĭn'ĭ-tē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fe·line
Pronunciation: 'fE-"lIn
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting cats or the family Felidae —feline noun
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feline   (fē'līn')  Pronunciation Key 
Characteristic of or resembling felids.
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