felid

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UK/ˈfiːlɪd/US/ˈfilɪd/

noun

Any member of the cat family (Felidae).

Similar
felinecat
Opposite
nonfelid
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Meanings

nounfelid (plural felids)

plural felids

  1. biologyAny member of the cat family (Felidae).

    Synonyms: feline, feline, cat · Antonyms: nonfelid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the cat family (Felidae).

Similar
felinefelinecat
Opposite
nonfelid

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws

Similar
felinecat
Broader
carnivore
Also see
catfeline

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Felid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, feline + -id.

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Translations

Catalan fèlid
  • fèlidmember of Felidae
Danish kattedyr
  • kattedyrmember of Felidae
Dutch kat, katachtige
  • katmember of Felidae
  • katachtigemember of Felidae
Esperanto feliso
  • felisomember of Felidae
French félidé
  • félidémember of Felidae
German Katze
  • Katzemember of Felidae
Hungarian macskaféle
  • macskafélemember of Felidae
Icelandic kattardýr
  • kattardýrmember of Felidae
Italian felide
  • felidemember of Felidae
Portuguese felídeo
  • felídeomember of Felidae
Spanish félido
  • félidomember of Felidae
Swedish kattdjur
  • kattdjurmember of Felidae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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