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  • 51cat (Unix) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir CAT. cat, qui vient de l anglais « catenate », synonyme de « concatenate » (soit : concaténer) est une commande Unix standard permettant de concaténer des fichiers ainsi que d afficher… …

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  • 52cat — [[t]kæ̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ cats 1) N COUNT A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets. 2) N COUNT Cats are lions, tigers, and other wild animals in the same family. 3) → See also , fat cat, wildcat 4) PHRASE …

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  • 53cat */*/*/ — UK [kæt] / US noun [countable] Word forms cat : singular cat plural cats a) an animal with soft fur, a long thin tail, and whiskers, that people keep as a pet or for catching mice. A young cat is called a kitten. b) a wild animal that looks like… …

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  • 54cat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. feline, puss[y], tomcat, tabby, grimalkin, alley cat, mouser, kitten; lion, tiger, leopard, cougar, catamount, lynx, cheetah, liger, etc. See animal. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A domestic animal] Syn.… …

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  • 55Cat (role-playing game) — Infobox RPG title= Cat caption= designer= John Wick publisher= Wicked Dead date= 2005 genre= Modern fantasy system= Advantage System footnotes= Cat is an indie role playing game by John Wick, in which players roleplay humanity s silent guardians …

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  • 56Cat-fox — Infobox Paranormalcreatures Creature Name = Cat fox Image Caption = Grouping = Cryptid Sub Grouping = AKA = Country = Indonesia Region = Borneo Habitat = Forest First Reported = 2003 Last Sighted = Status = UnknownThe cat fox is a potential new… …

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  • 57cat*/*/*/ — [kæt] noun [C] 1) an animal with soft fur, a long thin tail, and WHISKERS. It is kept as a pet or for catching mice. 2) a wild animal that looks like a big cat, for example a lion • cat and mouse a situation in which two people use skill or… …

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  • 58cat squirrel — Fox Fox (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus… …

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  • 59cat-o'-nine-tails — noun a) A whip having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment. If you should give such language at sea, youd have a cat o’ nine tails laid cross your shoulders. b) A similarly constructed leather nine tail… …

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  • 60cat's paw — /ˈkæts pɔ / (say kats paw) noun 1. a person used by another to serve their purpose; a tool. 2. Nautical a kind of hitch in the bight of a rope, made to hook a tackle on. 3. Nautical a light breeze which ruffles the surface of the water over a… …