Cat Defined

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Cat
noun
1 a: carnivorous mammals that never were timorous;
    oppressing the unfortunate mice (birds, snakes, etc.) they find;
    but not picky - carefully packed cans are just as nice.
   b: companions, oh surely;
    yet just as often aloof and surly.
2 a: a family, Felidae, wild and free;
    from the lynx and the sphinx
    to the lion and the little ones
    that lie on my knee;
    cousins that purr while on other horizons,
    mighty roars ring out over the miles.
3 a: perfection. 

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I like writing poems in the form of dictionary entries. This one isn't my best, but it still amuses me.