feline

Examples

• All

• I have one final hope for encouraging our fat feline to work off a few of his surplus pounds.

  Fiction book (1999)

• We discuss our personal experiences with the feline animals.

• Fascinating facts about our feline friends.

• And we're also going to run a feline triple test, which will test for any feline infectious diseases.

• When, at the age of seven, the fourth cat was diagnosed with feline leukemia, my mother was devastated.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Posters pinned to the corkboard walls warn against feline AIDS and heartworm.

  Academic text (2007)

• Private tiger owners often claim that by rescuing these forsaken felines, they are preserving them from extinction.

  Academic text (2008)

• The shelter is full of adorable feline creatures looking for new homes.

• A feline like the lion is known for its majestic mane and powerful roar.

Synonyms

C

cat

vsfeline

∞ 1.0

A small, furry pet or a large wild animal like a lion

is the broader family definition including both wild and domestic species

F

felid

vsfeline

• Specialized

1 9.4

A member of the cat family, like a lion or house cat

is a descriptive definition noting slender body, round head, and retractile claws

Surface Forms

Etymology