house cat

as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser

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Recent Examples of house cat In early December, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed H5 bird flu in four house cats from a separate household that consumed recalled raw milk and became sick and died. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 One house cats was has been confirmed positive with the virus, and the four cats living in the same house are presumed to be sick, as well. Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024 The recall comes after the Oregon Department of Agriculture linked the death of a house cat in Washington County to eating the Northwest Naturals chow Tuesday. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024 Only the Oregon house cat has been positively linked by state and federal agencies to the Northwest Naturals brand name. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for house cat
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Noun
  • While dog and cat adoptions reached 4.2 million, this was a slight 0.4 percent increase from 2023 but still 5.6 percent lower than 2019.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Image Her necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings feature realistically wrought fauna — the fables’ foxes, monkeys, crows, cats and so on.
    Chantel Tattoli, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Harrowing Sewer Rescue Despite already saving the mother and two kittens, the original poster couldn't leave the third kitten behind.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stopping a successful flu vaccination campaign that juxtaposed images of wild animals, such as a lion, with cute counterparts, like a kitten, as an analogy for how immunization can help tame the flu.
    Will Stone, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There are eight different Nano-mals ranging from kitties to unicorns to narwhals.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 1 Mar. 2025
  • For the upstairs space, Purrfect's felines will all be adoptable kitties from local shelters who will very much be in need of some human attention.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025

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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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