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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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But they couldn’t find the other cat — a fluffy white shorthair with what looks like a black-and-brown mask — named Mr. Thelma.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 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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