housecat
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Eight long years later, the common housecat continued to symbolize female resistance.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024
This incoming family knows nothing of that, but already, their housecat, Cider, feels like a goner.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Despite the name, the clouded leopard is a type of wild cat, with this particular specimen weighing only 20-25 pounds, described as bigger than a housecat but smaller than a bobcat.
From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2023
And when alive, Anatoliadelphys would have been about the size of a housecat, or, perhaps more appropriately given its family relationships, a spotted quoll.
From Scientific American • Sep. 16, 2017
“It’s not your fault that you cannot pick up my housecat, Thor. It is a large cat, and you are a scrawny little fellow at best, compared to any of our giants.”
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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