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; Felis, -id ²

Example Sentences

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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

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

The mountain lion may well be the planet’s most adaptive felid, at one time boasting the broadest range of any land carnivore.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 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

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