Siamese cat

American  

[sahy-uh-meez kat, -mees] / ˈsaɪ əˌmiz ˈkæt, -ˈmis /

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.

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Siamese cat British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Siamese cat

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

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 • Sep. 22, 2024

Most of us, though, can pick out a Siamese cat.

From National Geographic • Oct. 27, 2023

Four days and more than $600 later, Ms. Laskowski and her Siamese cat, Pretzel, were finally back home in Brooklyn.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023

I tell David about the fox I saw with a gray body and a red head, and he tells me about his aunt’s Siamese cat that yowls just for the pure joy of making noise.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor