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Meanings of cat in English

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A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis.

        Portuguese
        khat
        Catalan
        catha edulis
        Spanish
        catha edulis

        The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant.

            khat
            Portuguese
            cara
            Spanish
            tipo

            An informal term for a youth or man.

                  cara
                  Portuguese
                  regurgitar
                  Catalan
                  perbocar
                  Spanish
                  devolver

                  Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

                    regurgitar
                    Usage of cat in English
                    1
                    However, the new results show the house cat lineage is far older.
                    BBC
                    2
                    The only solution to the problem was to have the cat destroyed.
                    The new yorker
                    3
                    She could tell people a talking cat lived in the government house.
                    News.com.au
                    4
                    Ask Kathy Crawford what he did to her cat three years ago.
                    Darkness on the edge of town
                    5
                    At home that evening it proved to be a great cat toy.
                    Wired
                    6
                    The state-backed body issued its first cat bond in August last year.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    But you know a different thing: A cat has nine lives, right?
                    Ebony
                    8
                    As anyone with a cat knows, they can be extremely weird animals.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    We're trying to stay one step ahead of the cat, Posner said.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    An infected cat could shed about 20 million toxoplasmosis cysts, he said.
                    Radio NZ
                    11
                    The big cat species is already on the list of endangered animals.
                    BBC
                    12
                    Somebody seems to have decided that it is international cat day today.
                    The Irish Times
                    13
                    The mouse was in constant fear of the cat and the owl.
                    Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit
                    14
                    He did so; and the cat was dead in half an hour.
                    At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies
                    15
                    Does the cat, and therefore the rest of the family, have worms?
                    Radio NZ
                    16
                    The cat rushed around in terror and finally ran up the curtain.
                    The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
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