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There's all kinds of stuff that has tried to be a bit catlike in different ways.
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Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
To be sure, Hopkins delivers a lively performance, with Goode suffering from the limitations of Brown and St. Germain’s script, under which Jack is little more than a mouse being toyed with by Sigmund’s catlike arguments and intellect.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Many of these are small birds, mammals and reptiles that are endemic to islands that lack natural catlike predators, meaning prey are naive and relatively defenseless.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
There’s all kinds of stuff that has tried to be a bit catlike in different ways—mongooses, things like that.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
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Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
To be sure, Hopkins delivers a lively performance, with Goode suffering from the limitations of Brown and St. Germain’s script, under which Jack is little more than a mouse being toyed with by Sigmund’s catlike arguments and intellect.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Many of these are small birds, mammals and reptiles that are endemic to islands that lack natural catlike predators, meaning prey are naive and relatively defenseless.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
There’s all kinds of stuff that has tried to be a bit catlike in different ways—mongooses, things like that.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
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“Catlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catlike. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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catlike
adjective or adverb
cat·like
ˈkat-ˌlīk 
: resembling a cat especially in being quick and silent
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