See tabby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "cat",
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"sense": "cat",
"word": "แมวลายสลิด"
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"code": "tr",
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"word": "nontabby"
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"word": "tabbyhood"
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"word": "tabby party"
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"word": "torbie"
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