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chat

Definitions of chat
  1. noun
    any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
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    types:
    léopard
    large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
    jaguar
    a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
    lion
    large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
    tigre
    large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
    guépard
    long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
    léopard
    female leopard
    lionne
    a female lion
    tigresse
    a female tiger
    type of:
    félin
    any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
  2. noun
    feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
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    chat domestique
    any domesticated member of the genus Felis
    chat sauvage
    any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
    chaton
    informal terms referring to a domestic cat
    matou
    male cat
    angora
    a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat
    puma
    large American feline resembling a lion
    lynx
    short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
    type of:
    félin
    any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
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