Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Feline

Feline , adjective

[Latin felinus, from feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: compare French félin. See Fetus.]

1.
(Zoology) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felida; as, the feline race; feline voracity.
2.
Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline manners.