"litter box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: litter boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} litter box (plural litter boxes)
  1. A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with kitty litter, sand, clay chips, etc. Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms (box designated as soiling area for cats): cat box Related terms: cat litter, kitty litter Translations (box to provide a soiling area for cats): 貓砂盆 (Chinese Mandarin), 猫砂盆 (māoshāpén) (Chinese Mandarin), kissanhiekkalaatikko (Finnish), bac à chat [masculine] (French), litière [feminine] (French), Katzenklo [neuter] (German), lettiera [feminine] (Italian), kuweta dla kota (Polish), kuweta (Polish), caixa de areia [feminine] (Portuguese), kattlåda [common-gender] (Swedish), kedi tuvaleti (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-litter_box-en-noun-oZoLWOGw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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          "sense": "box to provide a soiling area for cats",
          "word": "kedi tuvaleti"
        }
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      "sense": "box to provide a soiling area for cats",
      "word": "貓砂盆"
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      ],
      "word": "Katzenklo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "box to provide a soiling area for cats",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lettiera"
    },
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      "sense": "box to provide a soiling area for cats",
      "word": "kuweta dla kota"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "box to provide a soiling area for cats",
      "word": "kuweta"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "box to provide a soiling area for cats",
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      "word": "kattlåda"
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