Cat definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CAT, n. 1. A name applied to certain species of carnivorous quadrupeds, of the genus Felis. The domestic cat needs no description. It is a deceitful animal, and when ... for the purpose of catching rats and mice. The wild cat is much larger than the domestic cat. It is a strong, ferocious animal, living in the forest, and very destructive to poultry and lambs. The wild cat of Europe is of the same species with the ...
Angora cat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat [syn: Angora, Angora cat] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Angora (Ankara), Turkey Date: 1819 ... length hair with no undercoat; broadly a long-haired domestic cat Webster's 1913 Dictionary Persian Per"sian, a. [From Persia ... used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly from Trebizond. Persian cat. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Angora cat, under Angora. ...
Maltese cat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a term ... in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat [syn: Maltese, Maltese cat] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Maltese Mal*tese", a. Of or ... native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta. Maltese cat (Zo["o]l.), a mouse-colored variety of the domestic cat. Maltese cross. See Illust. 5, of Cross. Maltese dog (Zo ... hair. The breed originated in Malta. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, ...
black cat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: large dark ... brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal [syn: fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Black Black, a. [OE ... and other crops, produced by a species of caterpillar. Black cat (Zo["o]l.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America ... dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. ...
Manx cat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man [syn: Manx, Manx cat] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1854 any of a breed ... of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. Manx cat (Zo["o]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a ... abundant in the Isle of Man. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. ...
Cat o' nine tails definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, Russ ... various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) ...
Wild cat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary To run wild, to go ... plants of the composite genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile. Wild cat. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is ... Zo["o]l.) See 2d Turkey. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k[" ...
Bush cat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bush Bush, n. [OE. bosch ... localities. The name is also applied to other species. Bush cat (Zo["o]l.), the serval. See Serval. Bush chat (Zo ... the titmouse. P. minimus inhabits California. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, ...
Blind cat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Blind Blind, a. [AS.; akin ... insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night. Blind cat (Zo["o]l.), a species of catfish (Gronias nigrolabris), nearly ... without an opening; a blank wall. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, ...
Cat and dog definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, Russ ... various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) ...
Cat nap definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, Russ ... various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) ...
Cat block definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, Russ ... various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) ...
To let the cat out of the bag definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, Russ ... various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) ...
Cat hook definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cat Cat, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, Russ ... various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) ...