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Domestic cat   /dəmˈɛstɪk kæt/   Listen
Domestic cat

noun
1.
Any domesticated member of the genus Felis.  Synonyms: Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat.






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"Domestic cat" Quotes from Famous Books



... In the most domestic cat-like fashion the puma now curled itself round, with its forepaws doubled under, and kept up its soft purr as it watched the lad by its side. But as he rose the animal sprang up too, butted its head affectionately against his leg, and then looked ...
— Rob Harlow's Adventures - A Story of the Grand Chaco • George Manville Fenn

... leopard. I shall therefore accept that name as including every variety. Although the genus Felis embraces in its nomenclature all the various representatives, from the lion (Felis Leo) to the ordinary domestic cat, the two principal examples of the race, the lion and tiger, are totally distinct from all others in their natural characters. The leopard is far more daring; at the same time it is infinitely more cautious, ...
— Wild Beasts and their Ways • Sir Samuel W. Baker

... my readers as have had an opportunity to look a little into natural history, are probably aware that the tiger belongs to the cat family. Many of its habits are very like those of the domestic cat. Did you ever see an old cat preparing to make a spring at a mouse or a bird? If you have, you have noticed that she crouches on the ground, and creeps stealthily along toward her victim, without making the ...
— Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match • Francis C. Woodworth



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