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house cat

house cat noun: a domestic cat, Felis catus, commonly kept as a pet animal.

house cat: a domestic cat, Felis catus, commonly kept as a pet animal
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Noun

house cat (plural house cats)

  1. A domestic cat, Felis catus, commonly kept as a pet animal.
    Synonyms:
    Felis catus domestica, Felis domesticus, Felis lybica domestica, Felis silvestris catus
  2. A pet cat that is confined to, or almost permanently resides, inside of a house.

house cat meaning in Kannada

house cat in Kannada

ಮನೆವೆಕ್ಕು

Synonyms of house cat

Forms of house cat

pluralhouse cats
alternative formhousecat

Questions about house cat

What does house cat mean?
House cat means a domestic cat, Felis catus, commonly kept as a pet animal.
What is house cat in Kannada?
House cat in Kannada is ಮನೆವೆಕ್ಕು. See House cat meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is house cat?
House cat is a noun.
What is the plural of house cat?
The plural of house cat is house cats.

Words near house cat in the dictionary

  1. house breakers
  2. house call
  3. house calls
  4. house car
  5. house cars
  6. house cat
  7. house cats
  8. house centipede
  9. house centipedes
  10. house church
  11. house churches

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