"felid" meaning in English

See felid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfiːlɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfilɪd/ [General-American] Forms: felids [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Felid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id. Etymology templates: {{glossary|surface analysis}} surface analysis, {{glossary|surface analysis}} surface analysis, {{af|en|-id}} -id Head templates: {{en-noun}} felid (plural felids)
  1. (zoology) Any member of the cat family (Felidae). Wikidata QID: Q25265 Synonyms: feline, feline, cat, felid Hypernyms: feloid, mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism, creature Derived forms: felidomancy, megafelid, nonfelid Translations (member of Felidae): fèlid [masculine] (Catalan), kattedyr [neuter] (Danish), kat [feminine] (Dutch), katachtige [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), feliso (Esperanto), félidé [masculine] (French), Katze [feminine] (German), macskaféle (Hungarian), kattardýr [neuter] (Icelandic), felide [masculine] (Italian), felídeo [masculine] (Portuguese), felid (Scots), félido [masculine] (Spanish), kattdjur [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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