All feline synonyms
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F f noun feline
- puma — cougar.
- lynx — A wild cat with yellowish-brown fur (sometimes spotted), a short tail, and tufted ears, found chiefly in the northern latitudes of North America and Eurasia.
- leopard — a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- tiger — the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
- lion — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- wildcat — any of several North American felines of the genus Lynx. Compare lynx.
- jaguar — a large spotted feline, Panthera onca, of tropical America, having a tawny coat with black rosettes: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- civet — any catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Viverra and related genera, of Africa and S Asia, typically having blotched or spotted fur and secreting a powerfully smelling fluid from anal glands
- tom — Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- cheetah — A cheetah is a wild animal that looks like a large cat with black spots on its body. Cheetahs can run very fast.
- cat — A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets.
- moggy — a cat.
- kitten — a young cat.
- mouser — an animal that catches mice: Our cat is a good mouser.
- tabby — a cat with a striped or brindled coat.
adjective feline
- slinky — characterized by or proceeding with slinking or stealthy movements.
- subtle — thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- stealthy — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.