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Persian cat
(Encyclopedia)Persian cat: see cat.Examples of Systematic Classification (table)
(Encyclopedia)Examples of Systematic Classification ...domestic shorthair cat
(Encyclopedia)domestic shorthair cat: see cat.Maine coon cat
(Encyclopedia)Maine coon cat: see cat.Kit-Cat Club
(Encyclopedia)Kit-Cat Club, London political and literary club, active c.1700–1720. The membership of some four dozen included leading Whig politicians and London's best young writers. Among them were Charles Sey...Russian Blue cat
(Encyclopedia)Russian Blue cat: see cat.proverb
(Encyclopedia)proverb, short statement of wisdom or advice that has passed into general use. More homely than aphorisms, proverbs generally refer to common experience and are often expressed in metaphor, alliterati...games, children's
(Encyclopedia)games, children's, amusements or pastimes involving more than one child and in which there is some sort of formalized dramatic element, contest, or plot. Games are a cultural universal; for example, t...CT scan
(Encyclopedia)CT scan: see CAT scan.computerized axial tomography
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