house cat

as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser

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Recent Examples of house cat Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt. Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025 In a viral TikTok video, two house cats embark on a mission to capture a spider perched high on the ceiling, failing in the most hilarious way. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 But house cats are not wild animals, and most veterinarians advise against feeding companion animals raw food because of pathogens like salmonella and listeria. Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025 To be successful in the wild, cats needed to be constantly on the lookout for predators and prey, relying on their senses to pick up clues about their environment, which has carried over to the life of a house cat now. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for house cat
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Noun
  • The canine's head is sewed on top of the dude's body, and Dog Man is born, a hybrid supercop with kung fu moves and mad fetch skills who battles a supervillain cat (Pete Davidson).
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • Diesel the cat relaxing in his favorite sunshine spot.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Meet Edith, a tiny black kitten who was rescued by PAWS Chicago with some major health problems, the shelter said in a June 3 Instagram post.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
  • The kittens were taken to the San Bernardino City Animal Shelter and were then picked up by a local rescue service, Lomeli said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Emma steals it for kitty litter, Hasan for making homemade glass.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
  • Did Carrie get dressed in the dark and just throw a cat bed intended for her new kitty Shoe on top of her head and head out into the Manhattan streets?
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 May 2025

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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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