Clowder

Clowder

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  • clowder — n. [from clodder, dial. variant of {clotter}, to clot, huddle together. RHUD] a group of cats. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clowder — 1811, variant of CLUTTER (Cf. clutter) …   Etymology dictionary

  • clowder — /klow deuhr/, n. a group or cluster of cats. [1795 1805; var. of dial. clodder clotted mass, n. use of clodder to clot, coagulate, ME clothered, clothred (ptp.), var. of clotered; cf. obs. clotter to huddle together; see CLUTTER] * * * …   Universalium

  • clowder — noun A group of cats …   Wiktionary

  • clowder — clowd·er …   English syllables

  • clowder — /ˈklaʊdə/ (say klowduh) noun a group of cats. {dialect clodder clotted mass. See clutter} …  

  • clowder — noun a group of cats • Hypernyms: ↑animal group • Member Meronyms: ↑domestic cat, ↑house cat, ↑Felis domesticus, ↑Felis catus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Feral cat colony — A feral cat colony is a population (or clowder ) of feral domestic cats (not to be confused with wild cats). Members of a feral cat colony can include cats that have strayed after living with human caretakers as well as their offspring, which… …   Wikipedia

  • List of animal names — This list gives names of animals used depending on the context. Many species of animals, particularly those domesticated, have been given specific names for the male, the female, and the young of the species. There are a few generic terms, bull… …   Wikipedia

  • List of collective nouns by collective term A-K — See also: Collective noun List of collective nouns List of collective nouns by collective term COLLECTIVE TERM COLLECTIVE PHRASE STATUS aarmory An aarmory of aardvarks Spurious abomination An abomination of monks Spurious [The phrase An… …   Wikipedia

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