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shorthair

American  
[shawrt-hair] / ˈʃɔrtˌhɛər /

noun

  1. a domestic cat with a coat of short, thick hair; a cat of a shorthaired breed.


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In the catio, Poolboy, a domestic shorthair, licked a Churu treat from a visiting reader’s hand.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

"Here's my offering - the shorthair is a boy named Bob and the calico is a girl named Marley."

From BBC Jan. 16, 2025

A 2023 study in the journal Behavioral Processes studied 53 adult domestic shorthair cats at a cat café, obtaining 194 minutes of footage with 186 different cat interactions.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2024

Galena, her 6-year-old American shorthair, had sneaked inside a 3-by-3-foot cardboard Amazon returns package alongside five pairs of steel-toed boots.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2024

Gizmo, who appears to be an American shorthair cat, seemed calm as Sliwa spoke to the media before heading into the polling site to cast a vote for himself.

From Seattle Times Nov. 2, 2021

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