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 see also ANIMAL
 - a small furry animal with four legs and a tail which is often kept as a pet: cat, (informal) pussy
 - a young cat: kitten
 - a male cat: tom, tom-cat
 - a word used when you are speaking to or calling a cat: puss
 Come here, puss!
 - a cat that has left its home and is lost: stray cat
 - a cat's foot: paw
 - the hair on a cat: fur (noun U)
 - one of the long hairs that grow around a cat's mouth: whisker (often plural)
 - a soft sound of pleasure made by a cat: purr; verb: purr
 - a crying sound made by a cat: miaow; verb: miaow
 - to give food to an animal: feed* sth; food that you buy to give to cats: cat food (noun U)
 
 
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