Etymology

feliform

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Today it means: Resembling a cat; applied to member of the Feliformia, a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of cat-like carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, civets, etc. Full definition →

Latin feles
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  1. Latin · derived fromfeles
  2. English todayfeliform

From Latin feles, felis (“cat”) + -form.

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