Siamese cat

[sahy-uh-meez kat, -mees]

noun

1. one of a breed of slender, short-haired cats, raised originally in Siam, having a fawn or grayish body with extremities of a darker shade of the same color.

Siamese cat

noun

1. a short-haired breed of cat with a tapering tail, blue eyes, and dark ears, mask, tail, and paws

Word History and Origins

Origin of Siamese cat¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Word History and Origins

Origin of Siamese cat¹

so called because the breed is believed to have originated in _Siam

Example Sentences

It sounds frustrating, but passenger Holly Hennessy and her Siamese cat Captain took things in their stride.

From BBC

Then I remember we adopted a pair of Siamese cats that had become homeless somehow.

From Salon

The Anguianos felt overwhelmed and distraught: Somewhere in that forest was their small, brownish seal point Siamese cat that had run off from the Fishing Bridge RV Park.

From Los Angeles Times

They told Real that her chocolate point Siamese cat Hela was at a Long Beach crematorium called Furrever Friends.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Teale said that she started to get worried on Tuesday evening, when her eight-year-old Siamese cat did not come home for dinner.

From BBC