felid

American  

[fee-lid] / ˈfi lɪd /

noun

1. any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.

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felid Scientific  

/ fē′lĭd /

1. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, which includes the domesticated cat and big cats such as lions, tigers, panthers, lynxes, leopards, pumas, and cheetahs.

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Etymology

Origin of felid

1890–95; < New Latin Felidae; Felis, -id ²

Example Sentences

The brown eyes aren’t remarkable, Tabin says, because that eye color is present in the closest relatives of the felid family like hyenas and civets.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 13, 2023

This capacity has not emerged during the 10 million years of felid evolution, so it seems unlikely to arise spontaneously in our domestic cats.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2018

Using high-resolution imaging, Grohé and the team scanned 21 felid skulls.

From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2018

He was working with a 16-year-old clouded leopard — an arboreal felid somewhere in size between a lynx and a bobcat, with a spectacularly large tail.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2014

Wycliffe spoke and wrote:356 I knowlech to a felid and seid þus; i.e.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max