domestic cat

The cat (Felis silvestris catus), also known as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from other felines, is a small carnivorous species of nocturnal mammal that is often valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin. It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years.
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A cat is a domestic feline.Cat may refer to:Any member of Felidae, the cat family.cat, a top-level domaincat (Unix), the concatenate program in the Unix operating systemCat (Red Dwarf), a character in the TV show Red DwarfCat (role-playing game), an indie role-playing game about catsCat (kingdom), a Dark Ages Pictish kingdomCat (programming language), a functional stack-based programming language"Little Cat"/"Big Cat", Poker terms (see Non-standard poker hand#Cats and dogs)
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Noun
1. any domesticated member of the genus Felis
(synonym) house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus
(hypernym) cat, true cat
(hyponym) kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat
(member-holonym) Felis, genus Felis