felid

[ fee-lid ]

noun

1. any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.

felid

/ fē′lĭd /

1. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, which includes the domesticated cat and big cats such as lions, tigers, panthers, lynxes, leopards, pumas, and cheetahs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of felid¹

1890–95; < New Latin Felidae; Felis, -id ²

Example Sentences

Thus, rapid morphological diversification and a fairly plastic skull have been identified as two key components that facilitated the emergence of elongated upper canines in both felids and nimravids.

From Science Daily

That allowed him to use statistics to infer which eye colors were likely present in the cats that gave rise to all living felids, a method known as ancestral state reconstruction.

From Science Magazine

T. gondii, a single-celled parasite, only reproduces in domesticated cats and other felids.

From Science Magazine

Lions hunting in daylight near homes is out of the ordinary and not desirable, but the large felids’ presence low in the Gros Ventre Range foothills this time of year is natural.

From Washington Times

The program also accepts genomes of wild felids, including lions and tigers.

From Washington Times