feline

Connected with cats or the cat family.

• The vet studies feline diseases.
• This book explains feline behaviour.
• The clinic specialises in feline health care.

Common phrases: feline behaviour, feline health, feline disease

Looking or moving like a cat, often smoothly and gracefully.

• She moved with feline grace.
• His narrow eyes gave him a feline appearance.
• The dancer’s feline movements held our attention.

Similar words: catlike

Common phrases: feline grace, feline movement, feline elegance

An animal belonging to the cat family, including a house cat, lion, or tiger.

• The lion is a powerful feline.
• Two sleepy felines lay beside the window.
• This shelter cares for abandoned felines.

Similar words: cat

Common phrases: wild feline, large feline

An animal in the cat subfamily that includes house cats and cheetahs, but excludes lions and tigers.

• A cheetah is a feline in this classification.
• These felines belong to the subfamily Felinae.
• The researcher compared felines such as lynxes and domestic cats.

Similar words: felid

Common phrases: small feline, feline species