Wiktionary
house cat
alt. 1 a domestic cat, a pet cat, ''Felis silvestris catus'', as opposed to bigger and wild living Felidae. 2 Felis silvestris forma catus. n. 1 a domestic cat, a pet cat, ''Felis silvestris catus'', as opposed to bigger and wild living Felidae. 2 Felis silvestris forma catus.
WordNet
house cat
n. any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: domestic cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus]
Usage examples of "house cat".
Throughout, the mistcat watched Dutiful as a house cat watches a mouse hole.
But it's amazing how large an area an ordinary domestic house cat can cover .