"calico cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calico cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} calico cat (plural calico cats)
  1. (US) A tortoiseshell and white domestic cat. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Domestic cats Synonyms: calico
    Sense id: en-calico_cat-en-noun-COKFWjW4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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