Dictionary Definition
tomcat n : male cat [syn: tom]
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English
Etymology
From a story by an anonymous author published in 1760 called The Life and Adventures of a Cat in which the male cat, then known as a ram cat, was called Tom. (Reference: Desmond Morris, Catwatching.)Noun
Translations
- See under tom.
Extensive Definition
Tomcat may refer to:
- A male cat, known as a tom or tomcat
- F-14 Tomcat, a military jet fighter in service with the United States Navy from 1974 to 2006.
- Apache Tomcat, a web container that functions as a web server supporting servlets and JSPs
- Tomcats (movie), a 2001 comedy film
- The Beretta Tomcat, a small .32 caliber pistol
- TomKat, a portmanteau for celebrity couple Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes
- VMO-6 - an inactive USMC observation squadron nicknamed the Tomcats
tomcat in Arabic: توم كات
tomcat in German: Tomcat
tomcat in French: Tomcat
tomcat in Japanese: トムキャット
tomcat in Hungarian: Tomcat
tomcat in Chinese: Tomcat
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Cheshire cat, Chinchilla cat, Maltese cat, alley
cat, billy, billy goat,
blue cat, boar,
bubbly-jock, buck, bull, bullock, calico cat, cat, chanticleer, cock, cockerel, dog, drake, entire, entire horse, feline, gander, gib, gib-cat, gobbler, grimalkin, hart, he-goat, house cat, kit, kitling, kitten, kitty, kitty-cat, mouser, peacock, puss, pussy, pussycat, ram, rooster, silver cat, stag, stallion, steer, stot, stud, studhorse, tabby, tabby cat, tiger cat,
tom, tom turkey, top cow,
top horse, tortoise-shell cat, tup, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock,
wether