Word

house cat, n.

any domesticated member of the genus Felis
<noun.animal>

Felis catus Felis domesticus domestic cat house cat

semantic pointers

hypernym

domestic animal, domesticated animal cat, true cat

member holonym

Felis, genus Felis clowder

hyponym

kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat mouser alley cat tom, tomcat tabby, queen tabby, tabby cat tiger cat tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat Persian cat Angora, Angora cat Siamese cat, Siamese Burmese cat Egyptian cat Maltese, Maltese cat Abyssinian, Abyssinian cat Manx, Manx cat