Cat Vocab

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Ailurophile

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This is a person who loves cats.

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Agouti

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The sandy color located between the black stripes of a tabby.

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Angora

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This breed of cat has long hair and a long, slim body. It lacks the woolly undercoat of the true long-haired cats.

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Bicolor

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A cat’s fur consisting of white hair mixed with one other color

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Breed

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A group of cats with a related ancestry and similar characteristics

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Calico

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This is a tortoiseshell and white haired cat, almost always female.

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Calling

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The yowling sounds a female cat in heat often makes

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Cat

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A member of the family Felidae

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Cat Fancy

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A collective term used to cover the hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, and/or breeding of cats.

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Cattery

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A place where cats are bred and/or boarded