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    HOUSE CAT

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any domesticated member of the genus Felisplay

    Synonyms:

    domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("house cat" is a kind of...):

    domestic animal; domesticated animal (any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment)

    cat; true cat (feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house cat"):

    Manx; Manx cat (a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man)

    Abyssinian; Abyssinian cat (a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat)

    Maltese; Maltese cat (a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat)

    Egyptian cat (a domestic cat of Egypt)

    Burmese cat (a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat)

    Siamese; Siamese cat (a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip)

    Angora; Angora cat (a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat)

    Persian cat (a long-haired breed of cat)

    calico cat; tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell-cat (a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings)

    tiger cat (a cat having a striped coat)

    tabby; tabby cat (a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black)

    queen; tabby (female cat)

    tom; tomcat (male cat)

    alley cat (a homeless cat)

    mouser (a cat proficient at mousing)

    kitty; kitty-cat; puss; pussy; pussycat (informal terms referring to a domestic cat)

    Holonyms ("house cat" is a member of...):

    clowder (a group of cats)

    Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)

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