Feline vs Catgirl - What's the difference?
feline | catgirl |
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
* 2009 , Jason S. Yadao, The Rough Guide to Manga (page 222)
* 2010 , Jonathan Clements, Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade
A female who wears a cat costume.
As nouns the difference between feline and catgirl
is that feline is a cat; member of the cat family Felidae while catgirl is a female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.As an adjective feline
is of, or pertaining to, the cat.feline
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Synonyms
* (l)Etymology 2
Substantive use of the adjective , from (etyl)Hyponyms
* See alsoSee also
* canine * cattus * Felidae ----catgirl
English
Alternative forms
* cat-girlNoun
(en noun)- But publishers cannot survive on cute catgirls alone.
- Back in 1997, the Japanese magazines made a big deal out of the fact that the catgirl detective anime Hyper Police was on at one in the morning