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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.

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

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