Hypertext Webster Gateway: "feline"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Feline \Fe"line\, a. [L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob.
orig., the fruitful: cf. F. f['e]lin. See {Fetus}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis,
or family {Felid[ae]}; as, the feline race; feline
voracity.
2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a
feline nature; feline manners.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
feline
adj : of or relating to cats; "feline fur"
n : any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals
many with retractile claws [syn: {felid}]
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