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TOMCAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tomcat mean?
• TOMCAT (noun)
The noun TOMCAT has 1 sense:
1. male cat
Familiarity information: TOMCAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Male cat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
tom; tomcat
Hypernyms ("tomcat" is a kind of...):
domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tomcat"):
gib (a castrated tomcat)
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