tabby
noun
a cat with a striped or brindled coat.
tabbies
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pluralof tabby.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She contends that cats—from tabbies to tigers—are quintessential products of evolution.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2023
There are spotted shorthairs, eyes turned upward in remorse; blue-and-green tabbies with Groucho Marx eyebrows knitted in confusion.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
“There are so many of them who need to be adopted that are typically tabbies or black cats or older cats,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2021
These theatrical tabbies and toms will survive this latest wreck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2019
Come to tea to-morrow afternoon at half-past five and I will tell you all, as they say in the novelettes; but for heaven's sake don't get talking to those dreadful old tabbies.
From Patricia Brent, Spinster by Herbert George Jenkins
