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felid

American

[fee-lid] / ˈfi lɪd /

noun

any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.

felid Scientific

/ fē′lĭd /

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.

Etymology

Origin of felid

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

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BFA-related compounds in urine and renal lipid droplets were detected in several felid species, including lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, lynxes, and the Iriomote cat.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

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

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller

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