Meanings
nounlong-haired Abyssinian (plural long-haired Abyssinians)
plural long-haired Abyssinians
- Synonym of Somali (“a domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat”)
Long-haired Abyssinians from the United States, Australia and New Zealand were exchanged to improve the quality of the foundation stock.
1999, Desmond Morris, Cool Cats, The 100 Cat Breeds of the World, page 178Synonyms: Somali
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Somali (“a domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat”)
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