Phrase guide

domestic cat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or subspecies Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or for vermin control.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any domesticated member of the genus Felis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: domestic animal, domesticated animal, cat, true cat

Narrower terms: kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat, mouser, alley cat, tom, tomcat, tabby, queen, tabby cat, tiger cat, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat, Persian cat, Angora, Angora cat, Siamese cat, Siamese, Burmese cat, Egyptian cat, Maltese, Maltese cat, Abyssinian, Abyssinian cat, Manx, Manx cat

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: etxe-katu — domesticated cat
  • Bulgarian: дома́шна ко́тка (domášna kótka) — domesticated cat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家貓 /家猫 (jiāmāo) — domesticated cat
  • Czech: kočka domácí — domesticated cat
  • Esperanto: hejma kato — domesticated cat
  • Finnish: kotikissa — domesticated cat
  • French: chat domestique — domesticated cat
  • German: Hauskatze — domesticated cat
  • German: Hauskater — domesticated cat
  • German: Hauskätzin — domesticated cat
  • German: Stubentiger — domesticated cat
  • Mbya Guarani: xivi'i — domesticated cat
  • Hungarian: házi macska — domesticated cat
  • Italian: gatto domestico — domesticated cat
  • Japanese: イエネコ (ieneko) — domesticated cat
  • Japanese: 家猫 (ieneko) — domesticated cat
  • Korean: 집괭이 (jipgwaeng'i) — domesticated cat
  • Korean: 집고양이 (jipgoyang'i) — domesticated cat
  • Korean: 가묘 (gamyo) — domesticated cat
  • Low German: Huuskatt — domesticated cat
  • Low German: Huuskater — domesticated cat
  • Low German: Huuskoter — domesticated cat
  • Mongolian: гэрийн муур (geriin muur) — domesticated cat
  • Persian: گربه خانگی (gorbe-ye xânegi) — domesticated cat
  • Polish: kot domowy — domesticated cat
  • Portuguese: gato-doméstico — domesticated cat
  • Romanian: pisică de casă — domesticated cat
  • Romanian: pisică domestică — domesticated cat
  • Russian: домашняя ко́шка (domašnjaja kóška) — domesticated cat
  • Russian: дома́шний кот (domášnij kot) — domesticated cat
  • Spanish: gato doméstico — domesticated cat
  • Swedish: tamkatt — domesticated cat
  • Volapük: domakat — domesticated cat