feline

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Hyponyms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Related terms 1.5 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfiːlaɪn/, SAMPA: /"fi:laIn/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“‘cat’”).

[edit] Adjective

feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline)

1. Of, or pertaining to, the cat.
2. catlike (resembling a cat)

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin felinus

[edit] Noun

feline (plural felines)

1. A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.

[edit] Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:feline

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• felis
• Felix
• felinity
• felinely

[edit] See also

• canine
• cattus
• Felidae

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

feline f. pl.

1. Feminine form of felino.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eefiln
• fenile