Cat
noun
A small animal with soft fur, people keep as a pet.
I have a cat named Whiskers.
Often appears as...
- black cat
- siamese cat
noun
Short for caterpillar tractor.
He's driving a cat to move the heavy materials.
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Technical
noun
Short for 'catamaran'.
We're sailing on a cat this weekend.
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Technical
noun
In computing, short for 'concatenate'.
You can cat these files to view them in one output.
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Technical
noun
A person who likes or is good at jazz music.
He's a real cool cat.
Often appears as...
- cool cat
- hip cat
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Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
A whip, especially one made of nine knotted cords.
He was flogged with a cat for his disobedience.
noun
A small animal with soft fur, people keep as a pet.
I have a cat named Whiskers.
Often appears as...
- black cat
- siamese cat
noun
Short for caterpillar tractor.
He's driving a cat to move the heavy materials.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Short for 'catamaran'.
We're sailing on a cat this weekend.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In computing, short for 'concatenate'.
You can cat these files to view them in one output.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person who likes or is good at jazz music.
He's a real cool cat.
Often appears as...
- cool cat
- hip cat
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
A whip, especially one made of nine knotted cords.
He was flogged with a cat for his disobedience.
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Pro Tip 1/3Pet Affection
Cats are often associated with warmth and companionship in a home setting.
She curled up on the sofa with her cat purring beside her.
Pro Tip 2/3Widely Domesticated
Cats are one of the most popular pets worldwide; understanding this can help relate to cultural references to cats.
In many countries, finding a cat in a household is as common as having a TV.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Superstitions
Certain cats, like black cats, are linked to superstitions and folklore in various cultures.
A black cat crossing your path is considered bad luck in some traditions.
Pro Tip 1/3Pet Affection
Cats are often associated with warmth and companionship in a home setting.
She curled up on the sofa with her cat purring beside her.
Pro Tip 2/3Widely Domesticated
Cats are one of the most popular pets worldwide; understanding this can help relate to cultural references to cats.
In many countries, finding a cat in a household is as common as having a TV.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Superstitions
Certain cats, like black cats, are linked to superstitions and folklore in various cultures.
A black cat crossing your path is considered bad luck in some traditions.
Pro Tip 1/3Pet Affection
Cats are often associated with warmth and companionship in a home setting.
She curled up on the sofa with her cat purring beside her.
Pro Tip 2/3Widely Domesticated
Cats are one of the most popular pets worldwide; understanding this can help relate to cultural references to cats.
In many countries, finding a cat in a household is as common as having a TV.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Superstitions
Certain cats, like black cats, are linked to superstitions and folklore in various cultures.
A black cat crossing your path is considered bad luck in some traditions.
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Somebody gives you a you will look at a crystal ball, and you will see the future; the future will be accurate. But you need to share it with the world. OK, curiosity killed the cat, you take the bet, you look at the crystal ball. One hour later, you're sitting in a building of the national TV,
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Is there a disease that...
which probably makes them more likely to cross paths with a cat and help the parasite complete its life cycle. How does the parasite pull this off? Although the exact mechanism isn't known, toxo appears to increase dopamine, a brain neurotransmitter that is involved in novelty-seeking behavior.
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Avoiding desertification...
from people who don't like the idea of a world that eats a lot of meat and you know your your holistic management allows for intensive grazing of cat how do you how do you frame that how do you respond to someone who says that that can't be a healthy way to go really
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How parasites change...
that needs both cats and rodents to complete its life cycle. When a rat gets infected by eating cat feces, the parasite changes chemical levels in the rat's brain, making it less cautious around the hungry felines, maybe even attracted to them.
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tigers have webbed toes often living near bodies of water tigers have adapted for a semi-aquatic lifestyle they appear to enjoy being in the water unlike most cats and are excellent swimmers using their powerful muscles to propel their bodies
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How Do Cats Use Their...
Far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings, telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly. Their whiskers are the same width as their body
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Tiger Cubs Swimming For...
I just think it's a personality thing. Tigers are the one exception in the big cat family, along with jaguars, that really do enjoy the water. Tigers are incredibly powerful swimmers.
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Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.
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Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
It rarely happens when the cats are out with each other. Hello. To understand what's going on Do you want some dinner?
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World’s Grumpiest Cat I...
a palace's cat he has the densest fur of any cat in the world
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Srdja Popovic: How to...
Somebody gives you a you will look at a crystal ball, and you will see the future; the future will be accurate. But you need to share it with the world. OK, curiosity killed the cat, you take the bet, you look at the crystal ball. One hour later, you're sitting in a building of the national TV,
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Is there a disease that...
which probably makes them more likely to cross paths with a cat and help the parasite complete its life cycle. How does the parasite pull this off? Although the exact mechanism isn't known, toxo appears to increase dopamine, a brain neurotransmitter that is involved in novelty-seeking behavior.
Video examples
Avoiding desertification...
from people who don't like the idea of a world that eats a lot of meat and you know your your holistic management allows for intensive grazing of cat how do you how do you frame that how do you respond to someone who says that that can't be a healthy way to go really
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How parasites change...
that needs both cats and rodents to complete its life cycle. When a rat gets infected by eating cat feces, the parasite changes chemical levels in the rat's brain, making it less cautious around the hungry felines, maybe even attracted to them.
Video examples
Tigers 101 PIPE National...
tigers have webbed toes often living near bodies of water tigers have adapted for a semi-aquatic lifestyle they appear to enjoy being in the water unlike most cats and are excellent swimmers using their powerful muscles to propel their bodies
Video examples
How Do Cats Use Their...
Far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings, telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly. Their whiskers are the same width as their body
Video examples
Tiger Cubs Swimming For...
I just think it's a personality thing. Tigers are the one exception in the big cat family, along with jaguars, that really do enjoy the water. Tigers are incredibly powerful swimmers.
Video examples
Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.
Video examples
Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
It rarely happens when the cats are out with each other. Hello. To understand what's going on Do you want some dinner?
Video examples
World’s Grumpiest Cat I...
a palace's cat he has the densest fur of any cat in the world
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Frank Sinatra
American Singer
I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.
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Lewis Carroll
English Author
But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
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Clay Aiken
American Musician
Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them.
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Henry James
American Writer
Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.
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Alejandro Jodorowsky
Chilean Director
Five cats and a woman. That is all I need in life.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
British Composer
I've a rare Turkish swimming cat.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
American Dancer
I have the life of seven cats.
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Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
I feel like cats need help.
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Jim Davis
American Cartoonist
Cats rule the world.
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Frank Sinatra
American Singer
I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.
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Lewis Carroll
English Author
But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
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Clay Aiken
American Musician
Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them.
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Henry James
American Writer
Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.
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Alejandro Jodorowsky
Chilean Director
Five cats and a woman. That is all I need in life.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
British Composer
I've a rare Turkish swimming cat.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
American Dancer
I have the life of seven cats.
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Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
I feel like cats need help.
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Jim Davis
American Cartoonist
Cats rule the world.
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