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ALLEY CAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alley cat mean?
• ALLEY CAT (noun)
The noun ALLEY CAT has 1 sense:
1. a homeless cat
Familiarity information: ALLEY CAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A homeless cat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("alley cat" is a kind of...):
domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)
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