calico cat

noun

a domestic cat, especially a female one, of variegated black, yellow, and white coloring.

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Nearby words

calicle, calico, calico bass, calico bug, calico bush, calico cat, calico clam, calico flower, calicoback, calicoed, calicoplasty

Origin of calico cat

First recorded in 1950–55

Also called tortoise-shell cat.

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