Definition:

[cat + patio] an enclosed outdoor space (such as a screened-in porch) for a cat

Example:

"I know they are happier when they get some 'outside' time, even if it's on a patio or porch. This 'catio' idea is brilliant, and safer for the whole animal neighborhood ..." — phrogfrau, comment on apartmenttherapy.com, June 20, 2010

Submitted by:

Ann P. Wilton

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