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Cats

Any member of the family Felidae, including the domestic cat, Felis catus, and many non-domestic species.

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Tonkinese Cat

Animals; Cats

A medium-sized, shorthair cat characterized by points as with the Siamese and Himalayans.

omnivore

Animals; Cats

A person or animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances

flehmening/flehmen reaction

Animals; Cats

The facial gesture similar to a grimace that a cat makes when it draws air over and stimulates the Jacobsen's Organ in the mouth.

Turkish Angora Cat

Animals; Cats

A breed of cat with a medium-long, silk coat.

onychectomy

Animals; Cats

The medical term for declawing, the surgical removal of a cat's claws.

follicle

Animals; Cats

A crypt or minute cul-de-sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges.

Turkish Van Cat

Animals; Cats

A breed of bicolor cat with a dense, medium-long coat that is white with red patches.

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