English > house cat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | Any domesticated member of the genus Felis. |
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| Synonyms | domestic cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus |
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| Member of | Felis, genus Felis | type genus of the Felidae |
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| clowder | A group of cats |
| Narrower | Abyssinian, Abyssinian cat | A small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat |
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| Angora, Angora cat | A long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat |
| Burmese cat | A short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat |
| Egyptian cat | A domestic cat of Egypt |
| Maltese, Maltese cat | A term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat |
| Manx, Manx cat | A short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man |
| Persian cat | A long-haired breed of cat |
| Siamese cat, Siamese | A slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip |
| alley cat | A homeless cat |
| kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat | informal terms referring to a domestic cat |
| mouser | A cat proficient at mousing |
| tabby, tabby cat | A cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black |
| tabby, queen | female cat |
| tiger cat | A cat having a striped coat |
| tom, tomcat | male cat |
| tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat | A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings |
| Broader | cat, true cat | feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar |
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| domestic animal, domesticated animal | Any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment |
| Spanish | felis catus, felis domesticus, gato doméstico |
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| Catalan | felis catus, felis domesticus, Felis domesticus, gat domèstic |
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