"domestic cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: domestic cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} domestic cat (plural domestic cats)
  1. (zoology) A domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or for vermin control. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Domestic cats Synonyms: house cat, moggy, pussy-cat, pussy cat, pussycat Translations (domesticated cat): etxe-katu (Basque), 家貓 (Chinese Mandarin), 家猫 (jiāmāo) (Chinese Mandarin), kočka domácí [feminine] (Czech), hejma kato (Esperanto), kotikissa (Finnish), chat domestique [masculine] (French), Hauskatze [feminine] (German), Hauskater [masculine] (German), Hauskätzin [feminine] (German), házi macska (Hungarian), gatto domestico [masculine] (Italian), イエネコ (ie-neko) (Japanese), 家猫 (ie-neko) (alt: いえねこ) (Japanese), Huuskatt [German-Low-German, feminine] (Low German), Huuskater [German-Low-German, masculine] (Low German), Huuskoter [German-Low-German, masculine] (Low German), xivi'i (Mbyá Guaraní), гэрийн муур (geriin muur) (Mongolian), گربه خانگی (gorbe-ye xânegi) (Persian), kot domowy [masculine] (Polish), gato-doméstico [masculine] (Portuguese), pisică de casă [feminine] (Romanian), pisică domestică [feminine] (Romanian), домашняя ко́шка (domašnjaja kóška) [feminine] (Russian), дома́шний кот (domášnij kot) [masculine] (Russian), gato doméstico [masculine] (Spanish), tamkatt [common-gender] (Swedish), domakat (Volapük)

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