félin

Definitions of félin
  1. noun
    any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
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    chat
    feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
    chat
    any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
    chat domestique
    any domesticated member of the genus Felis
    chat sauvage
    any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
    léopard
    large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
    jaguar
    a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
    lion
    large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
    tigre
    large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
    guépard
    long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
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    carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
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