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# felid

«felid» in Mova's school dictionary: **any member of the cat family, Felidae: from pet cats to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a felid, felids); adjective feline

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) A felid is any member of the cat family, Felidae: from pet cats to lions, tigers, lynxes and cheetahs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/#m1)

2) Felid is a scientific word; everyday English says «cat» or «wild cat». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Science and nature books about classification. Felids are meat-eaters with sharp claws, keen eyes and whiskers. Phrases: big felids, small felids, the felid family.

### examples

- A cheetah is the fastest felid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/#x1)
- Lions, tigers and house cats are all felids. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/#x2)
- Most felids hunt alone, but lions live in groups. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/#x3)
- Scientists study how felids use their whiskers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/#x4)
- The snow leopard is a rare felid of the mountains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/#x5)
- The zoo has five kinds of felid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/#x6)

### note

Say «FEE-lid». Rare, scientific. Feline is the usual adjective (feline grace). Do not mix up with «canid» (dog family).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «felid» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/felid/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.