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shorthair

[ shawrt-hair ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌhɛər /

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noun

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

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Words nearby shorthair

short fuse, short game, short gastric vein, shortgrass, short gyrus of insula, shorthair, shorthaired, short hairs, shorthand, short-handed, shorthand typist

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