ailurine

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noun

Any member of the subfamily Ailurinae.

OriginNew Latin Ailurinae →
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Meanings

nounailurine (plural ailurines)

plural ailurines

  1. Any member of the subfamily Ailurinae.

Origin

  1. New LatinAilurinae“taxonomic subfamily”
  2. Englishailurine

From New Latin Ailurinae (“taxonomic subfamily”), as Ailurus + -ine.

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APA

ailurine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ailurine

MLA

“ailurine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ailurine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ailurine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ailurine.

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