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TABBY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Female cat

Synonyms:

queen; tabby

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tabby" is a kind of...):

domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black

Synonyms:

tabby; tabby cat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tabby" is a kind of...):

domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

Synonyms:

brinded; brindle; brindled; tabby

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))

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