feline
A subfamily within the felid (cat) family, specific to small and medium-sized cats unable to roar. This includes species like the cheetah and cougar as, though they are larger than other species, they are part of this subfamily and unable to roar. For big cats (pantherinae), see the pantherine subfamily. Taxonomically speaking, the term "feline" actually only refers to the felinae subfamily, so use the felid tag to…
