feline

feline |ˈfēˌlīn|adjectiveof, relating to, or affecting cats or other members of the cat family :feline leukemia.• catlike, esp. in beauty or slyness : her face was feline in shape.nouna cat or other member of the cat family.DERIVATIVESfelinity |fēˈlinətē| nounORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin felinus, from feles ‘cat.’