FELIDAE Synonyms

• a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis

• feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

• an informal term for a youth or man

• a spiteful woman gossip

• the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

• a whip with nine knotted cords

• a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

• any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

• beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

• large American feline resembling a lion

• of or relating to cats

• any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws

• a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

• the pelt of a leopard

• large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

• large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

• the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

• a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

• a text browser

• short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

• a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

• a leopard in the black color phase

• large American feline resembling a lion

• a fierce or audacious person

• large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

• cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers