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the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser
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Behind the big cat is the family’s dead house cat, freshly killed by the 120-pound mountain lion.
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
For example, while the house cat is known by various names in different languages its universal scientific name is Felis catus.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
That’d be like getting hit in the head by a spiny house cat!
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Place the feeder where it cannot be easily accessed by house cats who will prey on the cardinals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
For example, while the house cat is known by various names in different languages its universal scientific name is Felis catus.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
That’d be like getting hit in the head by a spiny house cat!
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Place the feeder where it cannot be easily accessed by house cats who will prey on the cardinals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20cat. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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