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- pronunciation:
- kaet
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A cat is a small animal with soft fur that people often keep as a pet. It has short ears, whiskers, and usually a long tail. Some people keep cats to catch mice and rats.
They had a lot of cats at the animal shelter, but they didn't have many dogs.
- synonyms:
- kitten
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| definition 2: |
Lions and tigers and other wild animals like these are also called cats. These animals are part of the same family of animals as the cats people keep as pets.
The tiger is the biggest cat of the cat family. Tigers live in Asia.
- similar words:
- bobcat, leopard, lion, lynx, panther, tiger
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| related words: |
pet |
| derivation: |
catlike (adj.) |
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broader categories that include cats |
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animal, carnivore, mammal |
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conventionally associated with cats |
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mouse |
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some behaviors of cats |
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breeding, feeding, hunting, leaping |
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some examples of cats |
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bobcat, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, panther, tiger |
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some kinds of cats |
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domestic, stray |
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some parts of cats |
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claws, fur, mane, pads, paw, tail, whiskers |
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some qualities of cats |
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agile, independent |
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some sounds of cats |
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growl, meow, purr |
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some things cats eat |
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birds, insects, mammals, snakes |
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young of cats |
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kitten, litter |
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