单词 | roof cat |
释义 | > as lemmasroof cat roof cat n. a feral cat, esp. one which frequents roofs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > miscellaneous wild or big cats ouncec1400 wild catc1400 catamountain?a1475 mountain cat1625 lion1630 tiger-cat1699 carcajou1760 kinkajou1760 serval1775 wood-cat1791 roof cat1872 clouded tiger1879 big cat1886 clouded leopard1910 mitlaa1925 1872 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 71 Races thrive by crossing—that is, by the union of different races of the same species, they multiply abundantly around us; such are our street-dogs, our roof-cats, our coach-horses. 1909 J. J. Chapman Sausage from Bologna ii. 43 The Abbe, on her right, is a damnable roof-cat, who gets his living by stealing cold chicken livers. 2001 L. Frank Just ask Iris (2003) ii. 20 He could be a roof cat, or a bodega cat. < as lemmas |
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