Definition of house cat House cat
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What does house cat mean?
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| house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis | ||
| domestic cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus | ||
| true cat, cat feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats | ||
| domestic animal, domesticated animal any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment | ||
| felis, genus felis type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats | ||
| clowder a group of cats | ||
| kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat, kitty a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable | ||
| mouser a cat proficient at mousing | ||
| alley cat a homeless cat | ||
| tomcat, tom male cat | ||
| tabby, queen female cat | ||
| tabby cat, tabby female cat | ||
| tiger cat a cat having a striped coat | ||
| calico cat, tortoiseshell-cat, tortoiseshell a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings | ||
| persian cat a long-haired breed of cat | ||
| angora cat, angora a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian 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 | ||
| 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 cat, maltese a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat | ||
| abyssinian, abyssinian cat a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat | ||
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