MALTESE CAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Maltese cat mean? 

• MALTESE CAT (noun)
  The noun MALTESE CAT has 1 sense:

1. a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat

  Familiarity information: MALTESE CAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALTESE CAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Maltese; Maltese cat

Hypernyms ("Maltese cat" is a kind of...):

domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)