house cat

Noun

Meaning

any domesticated member of the genus Felis

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It wasn't easy tolerating him talking this way to her, to bear his scorn, his ridicule, his insults, his walking past her like she was nothing but a house cat. But after four years of marriage, Mariam saw clearly how much a woman could tolerate when she was afraid. And Mariam was afraid. Khaled Hosseini

You're like this leopard who's pretending to be a house cat. Holly Black

After the group opened the boxes, four mammals about the size of a house cat scampered into the surrounding wilderness, completing a critical conservation milestone 12 years in the making. Source: Internet

A 6-year-old cat at the Winnie Berry Humane Society is named after the Jungle Book's black panther Bagheera but he's more of a house cat than a jungle cat. Source: Internet

Newly discovered olinguito is ‘mix of house cat and a teddy bear’ Source: Internet

It's like chase down a herd of antelope before plopping down in the sunlight like a house cat. Source: Internet

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