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Plural of cat

regular plural

The plural of cat is cats.

Forms of cat

Singularcat /ˈkæt/
Pluralcats /kæts/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Cats in a sentence

  • Studies in various cats (tigers, cheetahs and domestic cats) showed that one of these genes has mutated and no longer works.2011, Karl Kruszelnicki, Brain Food, →ISBN, page 53
  • A group of wild cats is called a destruction.2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC, archived from the original on 27 Jan...
  • She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.From the entry low
  • It's very common for black cats to rust during the summer.From the entry rust
  • The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.From the entry description

Meaning of cat

  1. noun A mammal of the family Felidae.
  2. noun A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
  3. noun The flesh of this animal eaten as food.

Full definition of cat

Questions about the plural of cat

What is the plural of cat?
The plural of cat is cats.
Is cat countable?
Cat is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cat (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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