Cat synonyms

kitty-cat

(Colloquial, usually childish) A domestic cat (subspecies Felis silvestris catus).

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feline

Characteristic of or resembling felids.

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kitten

A young cat. Diminutive: kitty.

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tabby

Any domestic cat, esp. a female

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cougar

(North America, slang) A woman of middle age who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, typically less than 35 years old; by implication a female “sexual predator”.

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felis

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae — the small cats.

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cheliferous

Bearing chelae

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tiger

The definition of a tiger is a large, fierce cat from Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes, or a fierce person.

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lynx

The long, silky, tawny fur of the lynx

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big-cat

Large feline animals. Especially members of the panthera genus - tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.

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tigress

A woman regarded as daring or fierce.

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kat

A short form of the female given names Katharine and Katherine.

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persian

Any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have originated in Asia Minor, having a stocky build, a long, thick coat, and a broad, round head with a very short muzzle

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kitty

A diminutive of Katherine and related female given names.

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lion

A Chinese foo dog.

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cat-o-nine-tails

A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.

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moggy

(Brit., Informal) A domestic cat, esp. one of a common or mixed breed

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panther

Any big cat of the genus Panthera.

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leopard

A male leopard.

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grimalkin(an old she cat)

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civet

Its fur

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caterpillar

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

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felinity

(Uncountable) The state of being feline.

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siamese

A domestic cat of a long slender breed originating in Siam, having blue eyes and a short whitish to fawn coat with darker ears, face, tail, and feet.

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true cat

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

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manx

A domestic cat of a tailless breed that originated on the Isle of Man, having either a short or long coat.

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zibet

(Archaic) The large Indian civet, Viverra zibetha.

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mouser

An animal, especially a cat, that catches mice.

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cheetah

A swift, long-legged cat (Acinonyx jubatus) of Africa and S Asia, with a small head, nonretractile claws, and a black-spotted coat: it can be trained to hunt

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jaguar

A large feline mammal (Panthera onca) of Mexico, Central America, and South America, closely related to the leopard and having a tawny coat spotted with black rosettes.

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caterwaul

To make a shrill, howling sound like that of a cat at rutting time; screech; wail

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aelurophile

Alternative spelling of ailurophile.

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bozo

The Mande language of these people.

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ailurophilia

A fondness or love for cats or other felines.

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grimalkin

A malicious old woman

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computerized tomography

Computed tomography.

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kitling

(Obsolete) Any young animal, especially a kitten.

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puma

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Felinae "” the mountain lion and the jaguarundi.

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pet (related)

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gib-cat

(Obsolete) A male cat, especially an old one.

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puss

The face

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ailurophile

A person who is strongly attracted to or devoted to cats

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computed-tomography

A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest.

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guy

An effigy of Guy Fawkes paraded through the streets of English towns and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.

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khat

The leaves of this plant, chewed for their stimulating effect.

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quat

(Chemistry) A quaternary ammonium cation.

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computed-axial-tomography

(Medicine) A medical imaging process involving the use of multiple X-ray images to produce a three dimensional image of internal organs.

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purge

To kill or otherwise get rid of (such individuals)

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regorge

To disgorge.

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honk

(Informal) To vomit: regurgitate the contents of one's stomach.

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pussy

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Carat

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qat

Qat, an alternative spelling for khat, are the leaves of the Catha edulis shrub, chewed like tobacco or used to make tea to produce a feeling of euphoria.

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cast

(Archaic) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict.

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dog (related)

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puppy (related)

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bunny (related)

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pup (related)

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hombre

Omber

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disgorge

To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.

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Arabian tea

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

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vomit

To eject or discharge in a gush; spew out:

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vomit up

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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barf

(US, colloquial) To vomit.

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spew

To throw up (something) from or as from the stomach; vomit

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rabbit (related)

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ferret (related)

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hamster (related)

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computerized axial tomography

Tomography in which computer analysis of a series of cross-sectional scans made along a single axis of a bodily structure or tissue is used to construct a three-dimensional image of that structure. The technique is used in diagnostic studies of internal bodily structures, as in the detection of tumors or brain aneurysms.

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chinchilla (related)

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gerbil (related)

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guinea-pig (related)

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rabbits (related)