house cat

as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser

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Recent Examples of house cat This theory states that all house cats are either bush dwellers or tree dwellers. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025 In honor of National Pet Day, EW has assembled a list of our favorite cats in movie history who all serve various functions within their respective films — limited to house cats only. 30. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025 But all cat species can be affected by it, even big cats, who react to it similarly to house cats. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt. Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for house cat
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Noun
  • According to Pet Circle's website, Waco residents can take stray dogs and cats to any local fire station to be scanned as part of the Fire House to Your House program.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 20 July 2025
  • Stock image: An orange cat gets cuddles from his owner on the bed.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Rocky was among 382 adult dogs in ACC’s care, along with 13 puppies, 383 cats, 163 kittens, 47 rabbits, 12 guinea pigs and several birds.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
  • So a plan was hatched to find Dave's kitten and, along with their mom, move them all inside.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Who gets what, from the NIL kitty and the new $20 million revenue-share pot resulting from House v. NCAA, is a complicated exercise, period.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • See you soon! — Deb Heise, Sun Cities 4 Paws Catty Perry: Out of this world cute Gorgeous Catty Perry is a 2-year-old, medium coat, tuxedo kitty.
    AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025

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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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