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housecat
or house cat
[ hous-kat ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌkæt /
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noun
a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
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Words nearby housecat
housebreaker, housebreaking, housebroken, house call, housecarl, housecat, house church, houseclean, housecleaning, housecoat, house counsel
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How to use housecat in a sentence
The other new species were likely between a rat and housecat in size.
Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died|Claire Maldarelli|August 18, 2021|Popular-ScienceThe pictures depicted a broad range of species, from lions to housecats.
Machine learning includes deep learning and neural nets|Melissa L. Weber|March 19, 2021|Science News For StudentsThe boy's brave housecat attacks the dog and chases it away, and the video is truly amazing.
Viral Video of the Day: Cat Saves Boy From Dog Attack|The Daily Beast Video|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEASTI thought it was Grimalkin the Housecat; or that miserable old Owl that nests in the hilltop wood.
Old Farm Fairies:|Henry Christopher McCook