noun
any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
• Syn: ↑feline
• Hypernyms: ↑carnivore
• Member Holonyms: ↑Felidae, ↑family Felidae
• Part Meronyms: ↑paw
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felid(ˈfiːlɪd)
[ad. mod.L. fēlid-æ, f. fēles cat.]
One of the Felidæ or cat-tribe.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.