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  1. cat
    noun
    1. a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws. It is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed.
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    Feline, any of 37 cat species that among others include the cheetah, puma, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, tiger, and domestic cat. Cats are native to almost every region on Earth, with the exception of Australia and Antarctica. They are carnivorous mammals that live in a wide variety of habitats.
    Bastet, an Egyptian goddess of love, had the head of a cat, and to be convicted of killing a cat in Egypt often meant a death sentence for the offender. Ancient Romans held a similar—albeit tempered and secularized—reverence for cats, which were seen as a symbol of liberty.
    The first felinelike mammal, Proailurus, evolved about 30 million years ago. It is thought that all true cat species evolved from this small civet like predator. Cats that resemble today’s felids first appeared in the early Pliocene Epoch (5.3 to 3.6 million years ago), and they have continued into present times with remarkably few changes.
    Maneki-neko (“beckoning cat”) sculpture at Hinoki Land, a park dedicated to Japanese culture in Chai Prakan district, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. A symbol of good luck in Japan, the beckoning cat is commonly portrayed in figurines and seen throughout Japan, especially in shops and restaurants.