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coon cat

American  

noun

  1. cacomistle.


Etymology

Origin of coon cat

First recorded in 1900–05

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Party A and Party B agree to share physical custody and pet costs, including veterinary, medicine, and pet-food costs associated with Beatrice, a Maine coon cat.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

The worker told investigators that the Maine coon cat would often roll in those clothes, something the second cat never did.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2025

Zilberman said she assumed the damage was from Gallagher’s Maine coon cat, Sveater.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2023

Marty, a black Maine coon cat, succumbed to “an unforseen illness,” Mount Washington Summit Operations Manager Rebecca Scholand said in a news release Monday.

From Washington Times Nov. 9, 2020

There is in this country a variety known as the "coon cat," which is handsome, especially in the solid black.

From Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others by Winslow, Helen M.

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