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catlike

[kat-lahyk] / ˈkætˌlaɪk /
ADJECTIVE
like a cat
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Bayouth finds older women respond frequently to her female-figured sculptures, while a younger crowd is drawn to her catlike creatures.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

She moved slowly, catlike, and seemed not too concerned.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2023

When he goes inside, he sees that it has been enveloped in darkness and taken over by evil, shadowy creatures that can resemble everything from blobs to catlike predators.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 2023

Scientists traced SARS-CoV-1 to palm civets, a type of catlike wild carnivore sold as food in some South China markets and restaurants.

From New York Times Jul. 25, 2023

Slow, catlike eyes ranged over Christopher, Irian, Mal: and there they lingered.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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