Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word kzinti.
Examples
-
He was at draft age when the kzinti were the only known extrasolar civilization and a fearful alien threat.
Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994
-
He was at draft age when the kzinti were the only known extrasolar civilization and a fearful alien threat.
Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969
-
He was at draft age when the kzinti were the only known extrasolar civilization and a fearful alien threat.
Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1968
-
Vulcans are extremely logical, klingons are warlike, kzinti are huge feline warriors, the women of Barsoom are all breathtakingly beautiful, and lensmen are more honorable than boy scouts.
-
Loved the kzinti, but I specially loved the other alien what was his name?
So what don't women read? Glenda Larke 2008
-
It showed kzinti script and a picture: some kind of sea life.
The Ringworld Throne Niven, Larry 1996
-
The wooden table was tremendous, the size of a kzinti banquet.
The Ringworld Throne Niven, Larry 1996
-
There were suits for men and kzinti and puppeteers.
The Ringworld Throne Niven, Larry 1996
-
A kzinti ship, probably centuries old and retrofitted with hyperdrive.
The Ringworld Throne Niven, Larry 1996
-
By radar he could see the great bay, south by the map's orientation, and a crust of cities the archaic kzinti had built around its shore.
The Ringworld Throne Niven, Larry 1996
-
Wu and Nessus are to be joined on their adventure by a feline, warlike “kzinti” alien called Speaker-to-Animals (the animals in question being other species), and a young human woman named Teela Brown, whose qualities become evident only later in the story.
Rereading the best sci-fi writers of all time: Larry Niven Emily Wilson 2025
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.