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mal·tese cat
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Princeton's WordNet
Maltese, Maltese catnoun
a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
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Maltese catnoun
Any cat of indeterminate breed, with primarily gray or blue fur.
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Maltese cat
A Maltese (Italian: [malˈteːze]) is any cat whose fur is either completely, or primarily, gray or blue and is of indeterminate breed.
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maltese cat
A Maltese cat technically doesn't exist as a distinct or recognized breed by major cat fancier associations. The term "Maltese" is often incorrectly used to refer to cats with blue/gray coat color, regardless of their breed. The term "Maltese" is more commonly associated with a breed of dogs. However, in the past, Maltese was used to describe a type of domestic cat known for their blue-gray, short-haired coats, akin to the modern-day Russian Blue or British Shorthair.
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Maltese cat
Maltese cat is a name that is often given to any cat whose fur is either completely, or primarily, gray or blue and is of indeterminate breed. Many cats with such colouration are supposedly present on the island of Malta, which may have given rise to the use of the adjective in this context. There are several cat breeds that always produce blue or gray fur, of whom the adjective may be used. These are the Russian Blue, the Chartreux and the Korat, none of which are associated with Malta. There are several other breeds that often produce blues such as the British Shorthair. The blue variant of this breed was so common that some thought it was its own breed called the "British Blue". Regardless of breed, any cat with solid gray coloration has two pairs of double-recessive genes for the non-agouti and color-dilution traits, and so an exclusive mating between two solid gray cats should always produce solid gray kittens.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maltese cat in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maltese cat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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