"clowder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈklaʊ̯dɚ/ [US], /ˈklaʊ̯də/ [UK] Forms: clowders [plural]
Etymology: A variation, recorded since 1801, of clutter, itself from clot, from Old English clott (“round mass, lump”), from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz (hence cognate with Dutch kloot (“ball, testicle”), Danish klods (“a block, lump”) and German Klotz (“lump, block”)). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|clott||round mass, lump}} Old English clott (“round mass, lump”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*klūtaz}} Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, {{cog|nl|kloot||ball, testicle}} Dutch kloot (“ball, testicle”), {{cog|da|klods||a block, lump}} Danish klods (“a block, lump”), {{cog|de|Klotz||lump, block}} German Klotz (“lump, block”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} clowder (plural clowders)
  1. A group of cats or other small felines. Categories (topical): Collectives Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms (collective noun for “cats”): glaring Hyponyms (collective noun for “cats”): kindle (english: group of kittens) Related terms: pride (english: for big felines) Translations (group of cats): kataro (Esperanto)

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