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語源 1

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).

形容詞

feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline)

1. Of or pertaining to cats.

   feline behaviour

   feline expert

   The tiger is a feline predator.

2. catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

   feline character

   feline movement

   She moved with feline grace.

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派生語

語源 2

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

名詞

feline (plural felines)

1. A cat: member of the cat family Felidae.

   Synonym: felid

   Antonyms: nonfelid, nonfeline

   Hypernyms: mammal < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:feline

   1. Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

      Antonyms: nonfelid, nonfeline

      Hypernyms: felid, feline (felid sense) < mammal < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature

      Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:feline

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アナグラム

• feelin', nelfie