felid

felid
noun Etymology: New Latin Felidae, family name, from Felis, genus of cats, from Latin, cat Date: circa 1889 cat 1b • felid adjective

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  • felid — FELÍD adj., s. (zool.) felin. (Pisica este un felid.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime  felíd s. n., pl. felíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • felid — n. any of various lithe bodied round headed fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws; a member of the {Felidae}. Syn: feline. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • felid — [fē′lid] n. [< ModL Felidae, the cat family < L felis: see FELINE] any animal of the cat family …   English World dictionary

  • felid — noun any of various lithe bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws • Syn: ↑feline • Derivationally related forms: ↑feline (for: ↑feline) • Hypernyms: ↑carnivore …   Useful english dictionary

  • Felid hybrid — There are a number of hybrids between various felid species. This article deals with hybrids between the smaller felid species and those between smaller felids and Panthera species. For hybrids between two Panthera species (lions, tigers, jaguars …   Wikipedia

  • felid — /fee lid/, n. any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats. [1890 95; < NL Felidae; see FELIS, ID2] * * * …   Universalium

  • felid — noun any member of the cat family (Felidae) …   Wiktionary

  • fèlid — fè|lid Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • felíd — s. n., pl. felíde …   Romanian orthography

  • felid — n. member of the cat family …   English contemporary dictionary

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