Added 10 October 2026
felid
/ˈfiːlɪd/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about felid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws.
Origin
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Felid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, feline + -id.
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