house cat
- a variation of housecat.
Example Sentences
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Leonardo da Vinci considered the house cat the most perfect creature on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
"It just shows how complicated this disease system is, that something as simple as a house cat can get infected four different ways," Nelson said.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
"A lynx should be a lynx, not be treated like a house cat."
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025
It was a big house cat, California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials told The Times on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
Not like a small house cat, but like the kind of cat you'd find prowling the Serengeti.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
