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Word entry · 3 letters

cat

Best crossword clue

"Feline"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈkat/Part of speech verb, nounSorted actStarts with CEnds with T12 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2A3T

Definitions

  1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Word origin

From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kattu, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, generally thought to be from Late Latin cattus (“domestic cat”) (c. 350, Palladius), from Latin catta (c. 75 A.D., Martial), possibly from an Afroasiatic language. Doublet of gato.

Used in a sentence

  • Mammals need two genes to make the taste receptor for sugar. Studies in various cats (tigers, cheetahs and domestic cats) showed that one of these genes has mutated and no longer works.
  • At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.
  • A group of wild cats is called a destruction.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01Feline3 letters
02Common purring pet3 letters
03Feline friend3 letters
04Feline pet3 letters
05House feline3 letters
06House pet that purrs3 letters
07Litter-box user3 letters
08Meowing pet3 letters

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