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CALICO CAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calico cat mean?
• CALICO CAT (noun)
The noun CALICO CAT has 1 sense:
1. a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
Familiarity information: CALICO CAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
calico cat; tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell-cat
Hypernyms ("calico cat" is a kind of...):
domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)
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