单词 | blue cat |
释义 | > as lemmasblue cat blue cat n. (a) a breed or variety of domestic cat having grey or bluish-grey fur; esp. a Russian blue; (b) U.S. = blue catfish n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of blue cat1771 chartreuse1838 Maltese1857 Maltese cat1857 Abyssinian1871 Abyssinian cat1871 Russian Blue1872 Malay cat1881 chinchilla1889 longhair1889 Russian longhair1889 Maine cat1900 short-hair1903 British Shorthair1923 British Blue1929 Burmese cat1939 rex1958 rag doll1970 Maine Coon1971 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous member of sea-cat1601 gaff-topsail1794 mudpout1804 mudcat1819 blue cat1826 channel cat-fish1838 channel cat1847 sea-catfish1882 goujon1883 scorpion fish1883 bashaw1888 ground spearing1896 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 184 Blue Cat. Le chat des chartreux de Buffon. 1787 C. Taylor Surv. Nature II. 66 These cats are well known in France; and have been brought into England, under the name of the blue cat, which ill expresses their colour. 1826 A. N. Royall Sketches Hist., Life, & Manners U.S. 109 Their cat-fish is the only sort in which we excel; they have none that answers to our blue-cat, either in size or flavor. 1877 R. I. Dodge Hunting Grounds Great West 250 The blue cat is also common in all the plain streams, attaining sometimes a weight of fifteen to twenty-five pounds. 1902 ‘D. Whittington’ Cat Man. ii. 32 There is a strain of short-haired blue cats known as Maltese cats, which used to be extremely popular in America. 2004 K. Schultz Field Guide Freshwater Fish 80 Blue cats primarily feed on or near the bottom, and they are principally nocturnal foragers. < as lemmas |
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