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Maltese cat

noun

A term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat. Synonym: Maltese.

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"Maltese cat" Quotes from Famous Books

... the fellow. The youth had come into the town a week or two before. He had, without cause, deliberately kicked old Mrs. Sowerby's maltese cat, asleep on the pavement, out of his way, and Gus, a witness from across the street, had departed from his usually reticent mood to call the human beast down for it. But though Gus hoped the fellow would show resentment he did not, but ...

— Radio Boys Cronies • Wayne Whipple and S. F. Aaron

Words linked to "Maltese cat" : Felis domesticus, Maltese, house cat, Felis catus, domestic cat