cat
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Summary
cat is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. cat ranks in the top 0.24% of organisms known by a particular common name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158,280 views/month, #1 of 423).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: domesticated mammal[3], pet[4], Felidae[5]
- Has use: pet[6], mouser[7], emotional support animal[8]
- Commons category: Cats[9]
- Unicode character: 🐈[10], 🐱[11]
- Has part(s): paw[12], snout[13], ear[14], tail[15], whiskers[16], eye[17], mouth[18], claw[19], tooth[20]
- Start time: 8000 BC[21]
- Source of energy: cat food[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cats[23]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Cats[24]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[25], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[26], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[30], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[31], Anthology of Petty Matters in Qing[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], The Encyclopedia Americana[34], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[35]
- Topic has template: Šablona:Kočka domácí[36], Template:Domestic cat[37]
- Has effect: allergy to cats[38]
- Has characteristic: cat righting reflex[39], predation[40], caress[41], speaker recognition[42], meow[43], purr[44], viviparity[45]
- Different from: Kat[46], Cat[47], computerized axial tomography[48]
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Discovery and Description
Things named for cat include lolcat[49], an internet meme[50], founded in 2006[51]; Los Gatos[52], a town in California[53], in United States[54]; cat's cradle[55]; catsuit[56], a one-piece suit[57]; GNU IceCat[58], a web browser[59], founded in 2005[60]; falling cat problem[61], a task[62]; Arnold's cat map[63], an Anosov diffeomorphism[64]; and puss in the corner[65], a children's game[66].
Why It Matters
cat has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] cat is known by 154 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for cat include lolcat[49], an internet meme[50], founded in 2006[51]; Los Gatos[52], a town in California[53], in United States[54]; cat's cradle[55]; catsuit[56], a one-piece suit[57]; GNU IceCat[58], a web browser[59], founded in 2005[60]; and falling cat problem[61], a task[62].