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feline

Pronunciation: /ˈfiːlʌɪn/

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Definition of feline

adjective

  • relating to or affecting cats or other members of the cat family:feline leukaemia
  • resembling or suggestive of a cat:he moved with feline grace

noun

  • a cat or other member of the cat family.

Derivatives

felinity

Pronunciation: /fɪˈlɪnɪti/

noun

Origin:

late 17th century: from Latin felinus, from feles 'cat'

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