exotic shorthair
noun
: any of a breed of stocky short-haired domestic cats developed in the U.S. by crossing American shorthairs and Persians
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The black exotic shorthair, a wheezy female with a squashed face and soulful orange eyes, is named for Owens, says his partner, Brittany Means, whose tweet about Jeff and Baby Jeff went viral this past spring.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2022
Liu’s cats, one Siamese cat and two exotic shorthair cats, have been with her for around six years.
—Jane Li, Quartz, 29 Sep. 2021
Banned cats are Burmese, exotic shorthair, Himalayan and Persian.
—cleveland.com, 12 May 2018
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2022
Liu’s cats, one Siamese cat and two exotic shorthair cats, have been with her for around six years.
—Jane Li, Quartz, 29 Sep. 2021
Banned cats are Burmese, exotic shorthair, Himalayan and Persian.
—cleveland.com, 12 May 2018
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“Exotic shorthair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exotic%20shorthair. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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