noun
any domesticated member of the genus Felis
• Syn: ↑domestic cat, ↑Felis domesticus, ↑Felis catus
• Hypernyms: ↑cat, ↑true cat, ↑domestic animal, ↑domesticated animal
• Hyponyms:
↑kitty, ↑kitty-cat, ↑puss, ↑pussy, ↑pussycat, ↑mouser, ↑alley cat, ↑tom, ↑tomcat, ↑tabby, ↑queen, ↑tabby cat, ↑tiger cat, ↑tortoiseshell, ↑tortoiseshell-cat, ↑calico cat, ↑Persian cat, ↑Angora, ↑Angora cat, ↑Siamese cat, ↑Siamese, ↑Burmese cat, ↑Egyptian cat, ↑Maltese, ↑Maltese cat, ↑Abyssinian, ↑Abyssinian cat, ↑Manx, ↑Manx cat
• Member Holonyms: ↑Felis, ↑genus Felis, ↑clowder
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noun : cat 1a
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noun, pl ⋯ cats [count]
: a cat that is kept as a pet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.