feline
belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family: a feline tread.
sly, stealthy, or treacherous.
an animal of the cat family.
Origin of feline
1Other words from feline
- fe·line·ly, adverb
- fe·line·ness, fe·lin·i·ty [fi-lin-i-tee], /fɪˈlɪn ɪ ti/, noun
- un·fe·line, adjective
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How to use feline in a sentence
Released last year, you’ll be surprised just how wild things can get over a domestic feline.
Now preliminary research suggests that two experimental drugs that can cure that disease in cats, called feline infectious peritonitis, might help treat people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the pandemic.
How two coronavirus drugs for cats might help humans fight COVID-19 | Erin Garcia de Jesus | August 11, 2020 | Science NewsCats can contract an almost always fatal disease that’s caused by a coronavirus that infects only felines.
How two coronavirus drugs for cats might help humans fight COVID-19 | Erin Garcia de Jesus | August 11, 2020 | Science NewsThe other cat drug, GS-441524, that has been effective against the feline coronavirus is similar to remdesivir.
How two coronavirus drugs for cats might help humans fight COVID-19 | Erin Garcia de Jesus | August 11, 2020 | Science NewsThe study also reported that in a test tube, GC376 can stop other coronaviruses besides the feline one.
How two coronavirus drugs for cats might help humans fight COVID-19 | Erin Garcia de Jesus | August 11, 2020 | Science News
The look accentuates her feline eyes and “really opens up them up,” she chirps.
Inside StyleHaul, the Largest Fashion Network on YouTube You’ve Never Heard Of | Lizzie Crocker | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe must get over this dovish thing, this lily-livered and feline urge to withdraw from battle.
With a new feline spot in London and one coming soon to San Francisco, now is the time for cat lovers.
Also check out www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/cat for more feline facts.
The Cat's Meow: Top 10 Destinations for Feline Fanatics | Lonely Planet | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTGreene's job is to literally cast all the feline models in the show.
Kitty CATure Fashion Show, An Amazing Dog and Cat Fashion Show, Happened In New York This Weekend | Lori-Lee Emshey | September 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAlready she displayed those feline graces which nothing, not even captivity nor the sight of her dreadful scaffold, could lessen.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacWho in the gutter caterwauls, squalls, mauls Some feline foe, and screams in shrill ill-will.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousIt is a little poem of everyday life, full of deep feeling and feline love.
Our Cats and All About Them | Harrison WeirIt was a dreadful shock to feline nerves, no doubt, but that white kitten was no ordinary animal.
Martin Rattler | R.M. BallantyneBesides, it is well-known what is said about the rights of the feline species in reference to royalty.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for feline
/ (ˈfiːlaɪn) /
of, relating to, or belonging to the Felidae, a family of predatory mammals, including cats, lions, leopards, and cheetahs, typically having a round head and retractile claws: order Carnivora (carnivores)
resembling or suggestive of a cat, esp in stealth or grace
any animal belonging to the family Felidae; a cat
Origin of feline
1Derived forms of feline
- felinely, adverb
- felineness or felinity (fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ), noun
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Scientific definitions for feline
[ fē′līn′ ]
Characteristic of or resembling felids.
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