house cats

noun

plural of house cat
as in cats
a small domestic animal known for catching mice the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser

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Recent Examples of house cats Officials now are seeing more house cats abandoned on the streets as the price of pet food and veterinary care has skyrocketed since the pandemic, according to Sarai Rivera, founder of My Bella TNR cat rescue in Hartford. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026 And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too. — Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026 But beside possible starvation, many other dangers threaten house cats when out in the wild. — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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  1. cats
  2. kittens
Noun
  • But human colonization several hundred years ago introduced predators such as cats and rats that wiped out most of the kakapo.
    — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly 2,000 pounds of pet food have been recalled due to contamination that could make dogs, cats or the people who feed them sick.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cats
Noun
  • At the end of production, all seven of the kittens were adopted out, including one that went home with costar Tiffany Haddish.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The breed’s modern development traces back to naturally hairless kittens born in North America.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of kittens

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