litter box

noun

plural litter boxes
chiefly US
: a usually shallow rectangular open container that holds litter (see litter entry 1 sense 2a(2)) and that is used indoors by animals and especially cats for defecating and urinating

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The CleanWell Self Cleaning litter box is definitely one appliance that will benefit you as much as your kitty. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026 Future owners should also account for the practical realities of a larger cat, including appropriately sized carriers, litter boxes and scratching posts. Pat Mueller, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 Pets must stay leashed or in a carrier outside the room, and cats need a litter box. Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The outage began on Tuesday, with users across Reddit reporting that their smart feeders, litter boxes, and water fountains have gone offline. Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for litter box

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“Litter box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litter%20box. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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