| 单词 | house cat |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse cat house cat n. [originally after Dutch †huyscatte (1520 in the passage translated in quot. ?1527; now huiskat)] the domestic cat, esp. when kept as a household pet or to control vermin; (now also) spec. a pet cat that is kept exclusively indoors. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] cata800 bad?a1325 gibc1400 baudrons?a1500 house cat?1527 puss-cata1529 puss1533 puss1598 mewer1611 mewler1611 Tibert1616 malkina1627 grimalkin1630 meower1632 miauler1632 pussycat1698 pussy1699 tigerkin1849 moggie1911 pussums1912 mog1926 ?1527 L. Andrewe tr. Noble Lyfe Bestes sig. C ijv It is well marked by the house catte for they be selden colored lyke the wylde catte [Du. Ende dat die catten ander verwe hebben dat comt wt die veranderighe der spijsen ghelijc men het aen de huyscatten]. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 107 Her tayle longer then an ordinary house cats. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World 251 They are in size and colour exactly the same with our house cats. 1849 W. J. Broderip Zool. Recreations (new ed.) ii. 197 The house cat will breed with the wild cat, and the offspring will be fruitful. 1910 Field & Stream Mar. 1051/2 The feral house-cat..is to-day doing more for the destruction of game and insectivorous birds than almost any other factor. 1973 R. Ludlum Matlock Paper vii. 61 His clumsy, long-haired house cat had knocked over a stray glass. 2003 D. E. Crews Human Senescence i. 9 When kept as a house cat without access to the outdoors, the life expectancy of F. catus is about 15 years. < as lemmas |
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