Felidae

Felidae
noun
cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
• Syn: ↑family Felidae
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora
• Member Meronyms:

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\\ˈfēləˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Felis, type genus + -idae
: a cosmopolitan family comprising lithe-bodied digitigrade carnivorous mammals having soft and often strikingly patterned fur, comparatively short limbs with soft pads on the feet, usually sharp curved retractile claws, a broad and somewhat rounded head with short but powerful jaws equipped with teeth suited to grasping, tearing, and shearing through flesh, erect ears, and typically eyes with narrow or elliptical pupils and especially adapted for seeing in dim light and including the true cats (as the lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, or cougar), the cheetah, and extinct related forms

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  • Felidae — n. a natural family of lithe bodied round headed fissiped mammals, including the cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; and saber toothed tigers. Syn: family {Felidae}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Felidae — bezeichnet die lateinische Bezeichnung für die Familie der Katzen Felidae (Roman), deutscher Kriminalroman von Akif Pirinçci (1989) Felidae (Film), deutscher Zeichentrickfilm von Michael Schaack (1994) nach dem Roman …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Felidae — (Katzen), Familie der Raubtiere (s.d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Felidae —   [lateinisch], wissenschaftlicher Name der Katzen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Felidae — For other uses, see Felidae (disambiguation). Felids[1] Temporal range: 25–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • Felidae — Pour les articles homonymes, voir félin (arme) et Les Félins m aiment bien. Félidés …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Felidae — «Felino» redirige aquí. Para la localidad italiana, véase Felino (Italia).   Felidae …   Wikipedia Español

  • Felidae — katiniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas šeima apibrėžtis Šeimoje 4 gentys. Kūno masė – 2.5 390 kg, kūno ilgis – 46 317 cm. atitikmenys: lot. Felidae angl. cats vok. echte Katzen; Katzen; katzenartige Raubtiere rus. кошачьи; …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Felidae (Roman) — Felidae ist ein Kriminalroman aus dem Jahr 1989 des deutsch türkischen Schriftstellers Akif Pirinçci, in dem eine Katze in der Rolle des Detektivs agiert. 1994 wurde Felidae zu einem gleichnamigen Zeichentrickfilm verarbeitet, zu dem Pirinçci… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Felidae (novel) — Felidae is a 1989 novel by German Turkish writer Akif Pirinçci. The main character is a cat named Francis who investigates the murders of several cats in a big city in an unspecified western country. There are currently 6 books in the Felidae… …   Wikipedia

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