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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Siamese cat1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Siamese cat1

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

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