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English Dictionary: feline by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
feline
adj
  1. of or relating to cats; "feline fur"
n
  1. any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
    Synonym(s): feline, felid
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[82]lin. See {Fetus}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis,
            or family {Felid[91]}; as, the feline race; feline
            voracity.
  
      2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a
            feline nature; feline manners.
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