- house cat
- noun Date: 1607 cat 1a
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
house cat — noun any domesticated member of the genus Felis • Syn: ↑domestic cat, ↑Felis domesticus, ↑Felis catus • Hypernyms: ↑cat, ↑true cat, ↑domestic animal, ↑domesticated animal … Useful english dictionary
house cat — noun a) a domestic cat, a pet cat, Felis silvestris catus, as opposed to bigger and wild living Felidae. b) Felis silvestris forma catus … Wiktionary
Cat — For other uses, see Cat (disambiguation) and Cats (disambiguation). Domestic cat[1] … Wikipedia
cat, domestic — ▪ mammal Introduction also called house cat, (species Felis catus), domesticated member of the family Felidae, order Carnivora. Like all felids, domestic cats, the smallest members of the family, are characterized by supple, low slung bodies,… … Universalium
cat — /kat/, n., v., catted, catting. n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties. 2. any of several carnivores of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard or jaguar, etc. 3. Slang. a. a… … Universalium
Cat — /kat/ Trademark. a Caterpillar tractor. * * * I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivores. Modern type cats appeared in the fossil record about 10 million years ago. Cats in the genus… … Universalium
CAT — 1. clear air turbulence. 2. Med. computerized axial tomography. Cf. CAT scanner. * * * I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivores. Modern type cats appeared in the fossil record about… … Universalium
cat — Synonyms and related words: Abyssinian cat, Adamite, Angora cat, Argus, Cheshire cat, Chinchilla cat, Himalayan cat, Maltese cat, Manx cat, Persian cat, alley cat, barf, bastard, being, belt, bird, blacksnake, bloke, blue cat, blue devils, blues … Moby Thesaurus
house — n., adj. /hows/; v. /howz/, n., pl. houses /how ziz/, v., housed, housing, adj. n. 1. a building in which people live; residence for human beings. 2. a household. 3. (often cap.) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of… … Universalium
House — /hows/, n. Edward Mandell /man dl/, ( Colonel House ), 1858 1938, U.S. diplomat. * * * (as used in expressions) House of Building Appomattox Court House Babenberg House of Bourbon House of Burgesses House of Commons House of house cat Guise house … Universalium