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Feline unit terms
Feline Specific Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Family of Cats | Feline |
| Female cat of breeding age | Queen |
| Male cat of breeding age | Tom |
| Young cat under 1 year of age | kitten |
| Neutered male cat | Gib |
| Neutered female cat | Spay |
| remove reproductive organs to prevent ability to reproduce | Neuter |
| Group of cats in a household | Bevy |
| Labor process in cats | Queening or kittening |
| Domestic Long Hair | DLH |
| Domestic Short Hair | DSH |
| meat eating | Carnivorous |
| warm-blooded | Endothermic |
| Has a single, simple stomach | monogastric |
| multiple toes on a single foot | polydactyl |