Feliform

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any carnivore of the suborder Feliformia, which are regarded as cat-like.

    "However, when extinct genera are included, caniforms far outnumber feliforms, with 244 extinct caniform genera to 76 extinct feliform genera, if nimravids are included with feliforms (McKenna and Bell, 1997)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a cat; applied to member of the Feliformia, a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of cat-like carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, civets, etc.

Synonyms

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cat

Example

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"However, when extinct genera are included, caniforms far outnumber feliforms, with 244 extinct caniform genera to 76 extinct feliform genera, if nimravids are included with feliforms (McKenna and Bell, 1997)."

Etymology

From Latin feles, felis (“cat”) + -form.

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