(noun) An animal of the family Felidae:
"If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere."
"A cat will blink when struck with a hammer."
"I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it."
"No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens."
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat."
"Meow means woof in cat."
"What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?"