Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feliform

/ˈfilɪfɔɹm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fe-li-form
IPA: /ˈfilɪfɔɹm/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: feloid (often synonymous)"
"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)."
"This arrangement is also found in procyonids; however, in mustelids and feliforms, the artery and the nerve travel through the foramen [39]."
"In feliforms, two bones (ectotympanic and entotympanic) unite to form the bullae with a septum separating the two resulting chambers.[…]Palm civets are considered basal to all feliforms because they are genetically distinct from other feliforms and retain primitive auditory bullae lacking a septum (Flynn and Nedbal 1998)."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -form

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfilɪfɔɹm/

Inflected Forms

more feliform (comparative) most feliform (superlative) feliforms (plural)

Synonyms

feloid

Questions

How do you pronounce feliform?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfilɪfɔɹm/.
What does feliform mean?: 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.
Where does feliform come from?: From Latin feles, felis (“cat”) + -form.

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