Definitions for tabby cat
tab·by cat

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tabby, tabby catnoun

   a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black

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1. Tabby cat

   A tabby is any domestic cat (Felis catus) with a distinctive 'M'-shaped marking on its forehead; stripes by its eyes and across its cheeks, along its back, and around its legs and tail; and (differing by tabby type), characteristic striped, dotted, lined, flecked, banded, or swirled patterns on the body—neck, shoulders, sides, flanks, chest, and abdomen. "Tabby" is not a breed of cat, but a coat type seen in almost all genetic lines of domestic cats, regardless of status.The tabby pattern is found in many official cat breeds and is a hallmark of the landrace extremely common among the general population of cats around the world. The tabby pattern occurs naturally and is connected both to the coat of the domestic cat's direct ancestor and to those of their close relatives: the African wildcat (Felis lybica lybica), the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) and the Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata), all of which have similar coats, both by pattern and coloration. One genetic study of tabbies found five genetic clusters to be ancestral to cats of various parts of the world.

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1. tabby cat

   A tabby cat is a domestic cat that has a coat featuring distinctive stripes, dots, lines, or swirling patterns. These patterns usually come in two colors, but can have more, and are often along with an "M" mark on the forehead. Tabby is not a cat breed, but a coat pattern that can appear in many different breeds of cats.

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1. Tabby cat

   A tabby is any domestic cat that has a coat featuring distinctive stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an M on its forehead. Tabbies are sometimes erroneously assumed to be a cat breed. In fact, the tabby pattern is found in many breeds, as well as among the general mixed-breed population. The tabby pattern is a naturally occurring feature that may be related to the coloration of the domestic cat's direct ancestor, the African Wildcat, which has a similar coloration. In cat genetics, pattern is unrelated to color, and so the tabby coat pattern can show up in combination with a variety of coat colors, including tortoiseshell. A cat's coat can be described as red tabby or gray tabby. Black and blue are colors that usually show up without tabby markings, but even among some cats of those colors a faint tabby pattern can be noticed. Bi-color cats can have the tabby pattern in the colored patches of their coat. For example, tortoiseshell cats sometimes display a pattern where the red-based and black-based tortoiseshell pattern is mixed with tabby markings. White spotting of any level can also appear in combination with tabby patterns; however, white is the only coat color that does not have any tabby markings.

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How to pronounce tabby cat?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tabby cat in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tabby cat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tabby cat
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabby_Cat
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tabby cat