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Definition of House cat
1. Noun. Any domesticated member of the genus Felis.
Generic synonyms: Domestic Animal, Domesticated Animal, Cat, True Cat
Group relationships: Felis, Genus Felis, Clowder
Specialized synonyms: Kitty, Kitty-cat, Puss, Pussy, Pussycat, Mouser, Alley Cat, Tom, Tomcat, Queen, Tabby, Tabby, Tabby Cat, Tiger Cat, Calico Cat, Tortoiseshell, Tortoiseshell-cat, Persian Cat, Angora, Angora Cat, Siamese, Siamese Cat, Burmese Cat, Egyptian Cat, Maltese, Maltese Cat, Abyssinian, Abyssinian Cat, Manx, Manx Cat
Definition of House cat
1. Noun. a domestic cat, a pet cat, ''Felis silvestris catus'', as opposed to bigger and wild living Felidae. ¹
2. Noun. Felis silvestris forma catus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of House Cat
Literary usage of House cat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Little Stories from the Screen by William Addison Lathrop (1917)
"A husband's relatives, and usually the husband himself, demand that her life be
little different from that of a house cat. If she be well dressed, well fed, ..."
2. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"Not every Domestic Cat is a house cat, but all house cats belong to Domestic
species. While the skins of a number of varieties of domesticated cats who live ..."
3. Zoological Recreations by William John Broderip (1849)
"Well; but the house cat will breed with the wild cat, and the offspring will be
fruitful. ... Its stature is about that of a middle-sized house cat. ..."
4. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"... the small wildcats interbreed freely, it is difficult to draw any line in
nomenclature. The house cat passes everywhere under the name of F. domestica. ..."
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