felid
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- noun
- /ˈfiːlɪd/
- Specialized
:
felino
- Many felids are solitary hunters, relying on stealth to catch their prey.
- large felids
- other felids
Examples
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It's only a slight oversimplification to say that felids almost invariably approach their prey in stealth and try to pounce on it in surprise attacks.
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Living primarily in savanna and other grasslands, lions are very social compared with other felids.
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Moreover, this library provided a useful platform for functional genome and transcriptome research for the P. tigris and other felid animals in the future.
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They kill their prey by consuming them alive, rather than by delivering a killing bite on the neck as felids do.
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In human-dominated montane landscapes of Asia, land sharing is essential for the persistence of large felids.
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The tiger (Panthera tigris Linnaeus, 1758), the largest felid species and a widely recognized symbol of wildlife conservation, is one of the world's most endangered species (Cho et al., 2013).
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The cheetah is the fastest felid and can reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.
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Domesticated cats are also members of the felid family, sharing many traits with their wild relatives.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Felid comes from the Latin word felis, meaning 'cat', and shares the same root as the common word feline. So a felid is any member of the 'cat' family, wild or domestic.