"lap cat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lap cats [plural], lapcat [alternative]
Etymology: lap + cat, on the model of lapdog. Head templates: {{en-noun}} lap cat (plural lap cats)
  1. A domestic cat that willingly sits on a person's lap. Translations (cat that willingly sits on a person's lap): 무릎고양이 (mureupgoyang'i) (Korean)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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