cat
/ˈkæt/ noun A1- A mammal of the family Felidae.
- A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
- The flesh of this animal eaten as food.
- Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species.
- Chiefly with a descriptive word: an animal not of the family Felidae which resembles a domestic feline (etymology 1, noun sense 1.1.1). · civet cat· polecat
- An angry or spiteful person, especially a woman.
- An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
- Synonym of itinerant worker.
Plural cats
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He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits.
Singed jungle cat--go now!
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
## The Cat and the Mice
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