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felid

UK/ˈfiːlɪd/US/ˈfilɪd/

felid noun: any member of the cat family (Felidae).

Noun

felid (plural felids)

  1. Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
    Synonyms:
    feline, cat
    Antonyms:
    nonfelid

Synonyms of felid

Antonyms

Forms of felid

pluralfelids

Origin of felid

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

Words formed from felid

Questions about felid

What does felid mean?
Felid means any member of the cat family (Felidae).
What part of speech is felid?
Felid is a noun.
How do you pronounce felid?
Felid is pronounced /ˈfiːlɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of felid?
The plural of felid is felids.

Words near felid in the dictionary

  1. felicitous
  2. felicitously
  3. felicitousness
  4. felicity
  5. Felicius
  6. felid
  7. Felidhoo
  8. felidomancy
  9. felids
  10. feliform
  11. feliforms

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