feliform means 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.
feliform is pronounced /ˈfilɪfɔɹm/.
Etymology
From Latin feles, felis (“cat”) + -form.
adj
- 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.“Near-synonym: feloid (often synonymous)”
noun
- Any carnivore of the suborder Feliformia, which are regarded as cat-like.“Near-synonym: feloid (often synonymous)”