feline

«feline» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with cats or the cat family, which includes house… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (feline); noun (a feline, felines)

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with cats or the cat family, which includes house cats, lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs. tree →

2) Like a cat, graceful, quiet and smooth in the way you move, as in «feline grace». tree →

3) (noun) A cat or any animal of the cat family. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, «felines» (the family Felidae) are meat-eating mammals with sharp claws and whiskers. Vets talk about «feline health». In stories, «feline» describes someone who moves quietly and gracefully, or has catlike eyes. Related word for dogs: «canine».

examples

• Lions, tigers and house cats are all felines. tree →
• The vet specialises in feline illnesses. tree →
• She moved with feline grace across the stage. tree →
• The cheetah is the fastest feline. tree →
• My cat has a very feline way of ignoring me. tree →
• The feline eyes glowed in the dark. tree →

note

Said «FEE-line». Compare: «canine» (dogs), «equine» (horses), «bovine» (cows).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «feline» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.