felid

[ fee-lid ]

/ ˈfi lɪd /

noun

any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.

Nearby words

felicitation, felicitations, felicitous, felicitously, felicity, felid, feline, feline distemper, feline leukemia virus, felinely, felinity

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.