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Added 8 October 2026

feline

/ˈfiːlaɪn/ adjective

In Latin: fēlīnus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about feline at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or pertaining to cats.
feline behaviour
catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
feline character

noun

A cat: member of the cat family Felidae.
Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).

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