any member of the family Felidae including small to large cats such as cheetah, cougar, ocelot, lynx, bobcat, lion, tiger, leopard, and jaguar; these animals are mostly carnivorous and live in trees and on the ground

appertaining to the Family Felidae - the Cat Family.

The Cat family. 68

any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws; a member of the Felidae.