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- the family's cat did an exemplary job of keeping the house and yard free of all rodents
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“A domestic animal.”
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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 19 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of cat was before the 12th century
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