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kissa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cat noun A small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
  • feline adj Relating to cats, or resembling a cat in grace or manner.
  • fox noun A small, wild, dog-like mammal known for its pointed snout, bushy tail, and cunning reputation.

Senses

kissa is used for these senses in English:

  • cat A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
  • cat Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, animal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species.
  • cat (countable, by extension) Chiefly with a descriptive word: an animal not of the family Felidae which (somewhat) resembles a domestic feline (sense 1.1.1).
  • cat (countable) An animal of the family Felidae.
  • cat meat Cat eaten as meat.
  • feline Of or pertaining to cats.
  • feline catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
  • fox (slang, metaphor) A physically attractive person, typically a woman.

cat — full definition

  1. noun A small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
  2. noun A Unix command that reads files and outputs their contents.

feline — full definition

  1. adj Relating to cats, or resembling a cat in grace or manner.
  2. noun A member of the cat family.

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