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Scottish Fold

Scottish Fold noun: a domestic cat of a breed with ears folded down towards the front of the head.

scottish fold: a domestic cat of a breed with ears folded down towards the front of the head
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Noun

Scottish Fold (plural Scottish Folds)

  1. A domestic cat of a breed with ears folded down towards the front of the head.
    • The story was on exotic breeds of cats, and as an example of the exotic Scottish Fold, there was a photograph of the cat Cindy was holding.1991, Peter Gethers, The Cat Who Went to Paris, page 24

Forms of Scottish Fold

pluralScottish Folds

Questions about Scottish Fold

What does Scottish Fold mean?
Scottish Fold means a domestic cat of a breed with ears folded down towards the front of the head.
What part of speech is Scottish Fold?
Scottish Fold is a noun.
What is the plural of Scottish Fold?
The plural of Scottish Fold is Scottish Folds.

Words near Scottish Fold in the dictionary

  1. Scottish crossbill
  2. Scottish crossbills
  3. Scottish Deerhound
  4. Scottish Deerhounds
  5. Scottish English
  6. Scottish Fold
  7. Scottish Folds
  8. Scottish Gaelic
  9. Scottish laburnum
  10. Scottish law
  11. Scottish pint

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