feline
Plural: felines
Noun
- any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
- A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
- Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.
- pl. -S an animal of the cat family
Adjective
- of or relating to cats
- "feline fur"
Adj
- Of or pertaining to cats.
- catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
Examples
- "feline behaviour"
- "feline character"
- "feline expert"
- "feline movement"
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).
Scrabble Score: 9
feline: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfeline: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
feline: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
feline is a valid Words With Friends word