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musk cats

musk cats is the plural of musk cat.

Meaning of musk cat

Noun

musk cat (plural musk cats)

  1. (obsolete) An animal which secretes musk, such as a civet, or musk deer.
    • As the sweet sweat of Roses in a Still, / As that which from chaf'd muskats pores doth trill […]1633, John Donne, The Comparison
  2. (South Africa) Common genet or Cape genet.
  3. (derogatory, obsolete) A scented effeminate dandy.
  4. (obsolete) A prostitute.

Questions about musk cats

What is musk cats the plural of?
Musk cats is the plural of musk cat.

Words near musk cats in the dictionary

  1. musjids
  2. musk
  3. musk beetle
  4. musk beetles
  5. musk cat
  6. musk cats
  7. musk cavies
  8. musk cavy
  9. musk cucumber
  10. musk deer
  11. musk deers

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