feline

félin

Qui concerne les chats ou les animaux de leur famille.

En anglais simple : Connected with cats or the cat family.

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

Expressions courantes : feline behaviour, feline health, feline disease

félin

Qui ressemble à un chat par son apparence ou ses mouvements souples et gracieux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : catlike

Expressions courantes : feline grace, feline movement, feline elegance

félin

Animal de la famille du chat, comme le chat domestique, le lion ou le tigre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cat

Expressions courantes : wild feline, large feline

féliné

Animal du groupe comprenant les chats domestiques et les guépards, mais pas les lions ni les tigres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : felid

Expressions courantes : small feline, feline species