Most feline animals have good hunting skill. 大部分猫科动物都有很好的狩猎技巧。
As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. 结果是人们已经学会尊重它们的独立性。
As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. 结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性。
feline
[ noun ]
any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
<noun.animal> [ adj ]
of or relating to cats
<adj.pert> feline fur
Feline \Fe"line\, a. [L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: cf. F. f['e]lin. See {Fetus}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus {Felis}, or family {Felid[ae]}; as, the feline race; feline voracity.
2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline manners.
Their proposal, however, to add cats to the list of creatures that can be killed for bothering domesticated animals has drawn howls of protest from feline fanciers.
In a 20-page addition to her original book, Ms. Lessing presents Rufus, a shabby orange male who entered her household in 1984, a tired veteran of urban feline life.
An inveterate cat-hater, Alf also is pictured squeezing the neck of a feline representing UNO.
Mrs. Moon's sister, Amy, started the cat rescue effort when she spotted the feline walking down a street, dragging the leg trap.
A cat that apparently preferred France to West Germany walked 620 miles to its old home here, the feline's former owner says.
Pathologist Murray Gardner likens the bovine virus to the feline immunodeficiency virus found in cats and the simian immunodeficiency virus in monkeys.
Woodbury and his wife, Jennifer, said they had no idea why their feline was invited to the dinner, especially since they are Democrats who have never contributed to a political party.
Fewer than 10 tapes have been returned on behalf of dissatisfied feline viewers, he said.
A panel of arbitrators has sided with Smokey the cat, saying the owners of an office supply business were not negligent for keeping the feline in their store after it was accused of scratching a customer.
Every time it tried to venture out of its hole, it was terrified by a loud feline 'miaow'. Eventually the 'miaows' were replaced by a dog's bark.
Dog numbers, on the other hand, declined by 1 per cent last year, although they did keep their noses slightly in front of their feline rivals. These fascinating statistics formed part of Dalgety's results presentation to the City yesterday.