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Main Entry:: ¹cat
Pronunciation:: \ˈkat\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English catt, probably from Late Latin cattus, catta cat
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: a carnivorous mammal (Felis catus) long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice b: any of a family (Felidae) of carnivorous usually solitary and nocturnal mammals (as the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah)2: a malicious woman3: a strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship4 a: catboat b: catamaran5: cat-o'-nine-tails6: catfish7 a: a player or devotee of jazz b: guy

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