calico cat

noun

A tortoiseshell and white domestic cat.

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calicotortoiseshelltortoiseshell-cat
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Meanings

nouncalico cat (plural calico cats)

plural calico cats

  1. USA tortoiseshell and white domestic cat.

    Synonyms: calico

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tortoiseshell and white domestic cat.

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calico

More synonyms by meaning

nouna cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings

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tortoiseshelltortoiseshell-cat
Broader
domestic cathouse catFelis domesticus
Also see
tortoiseshell

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

calico cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calico%20cat

MLA

“calico cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calico%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calico cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calico%20cat.

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