domestic shorthair
noun
: american shorthair
broadly
: a short-haired domestic cat especially of unknown pedigree
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Sly-Vester, a 4-year-old domestic shorthair This handsome guy is Sly-Vester!
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Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
In a room inside a North Hollywood warehouse, dozens of pets are ready for their owners to take them home.
Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his back, pawing playfully at the air.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The county health department notified the public Wednesday about the case, which is still under investigation and involved a domestic shorthair breed who ate food containing raw chicken before succumbing to sudden illness mid-January.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
According to the site, the cat is a domestic shorthair/mix and has been neutered.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
In a room inside a North Hollywood warehouse, dozens of pets are ready for their owners to take them home.
Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his back, pawing playfully at the air.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The county health department notified the public Wednesday about the case, which is still under investigation and involved a domestic shorthair breed who ate food containing raw chicken before succumbing to sudden illness mid-January.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
According to the site, the cat is a domestic shorthair/mix and has been neutered.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Domestic shorthair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20shorthair. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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