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cat

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. At the animal shelter, we saw black cats, white cats, orange cats, and striped cats. I liked the striped cats the best. synonyms: kitten
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. similar words: bobcat, leopard, lion, lynx, tiger
related words:	pet
derivation:	catlike (adj.)

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	broader categories that include cats
	animal, mammal
	conventionally associated with cats
	mouse
	some behaviors of cats
	feeding, hunting, leaping
	some examples of cats
	bobcat, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, tiger
	some parts of cats
	claws, fur, paw, tail, whiskers
	some qualities of cats
	independent
	some sounds of cats
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	young of cats
	kitten