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# feline

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

«feline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with cats or the cat family, which includes house cats, lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#m1)
2. Like a cat, graceful, quiet and smooth in the way you move, as in «feline grace». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#m2)
3. (noun) A cat or any animal of the cat family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#x1)
- The vet specialises in feline illnesses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#x2)
- She moved with feline grace across the stage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#x3)
- The cheetah is the fastest feline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#x4)
- My cat has a very feline way of ignoring me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#x5)
- The feline eyes glowed in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «feline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feline/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«feline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feline.html) on Mova free.