felid

[ fee-lid ]

noun

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

felid

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of felid¹

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

Example Sentences

Many writers at one time confounded these two Felid, and even classified them with the Indian tiger.

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His anatomical structure and general habits are those of the Felid, but the fur is crisper.

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Felid, animals of the cat kind, a family of Carnivora in which the predaceous instincts reach their highest development.

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In one year the Felid alone consumed beef, mutton, and horseflesh to the value of 1,367.

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In all the Felid the opening of the eye changes most strikingly.

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