felid

[ fee-lid ]

/ ˈfi lɪd /

noun

any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.

Words nearby felid

felicitate, felicitation, felicitations, felicitous, felicity, felid, feline, feline distemper, feline leukemia virus, felipe, felis

Origin of felid

1890–95; < New Latin Felidae; see Felis, -id²

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Examples from the Web for felid

His anatomical structure and general habits are those of the Felid, but the fur is crisper.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
Felid, animals of the cat kind, a family of Carnivora in which the predaceous instincts reach their highest development.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
In this country the most formidable of the Felid is the American panther or puma (Felis concolor).
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
In one year the Felid alone consumed beef, mutton, and horseflesh to the value of 1,367.
Curiosities of Civilization|Andrew Wynter

Amongst mammals, we see it strikingly displayed in Bats, and in a lesser degree in the Felid and Canid.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Charles Darwin

Science definitions for felid

felid

[ 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.