tabby

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Since then, the white and tabby cat, officially introduced on Downing Street's website as the "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office", has reigned supreme from the country's most photographed doorstep.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Across the pond, Larry, a stray tabby dubbed the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, lives at the British prime minister’s residence and regularly gets press coverage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

It has been known for decades that it is genetics that gives orange tabby cats their distinctive colouring, but exactly where in the genetic code has evaded scientists till now.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

As we climbed the steps leading to the iconic seventeenth-century mosque, we glimpsed a tiny tabby tiptoeing through the gorgeous courtyard, which is surrounded by tall red sandstone gates.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

There was a tabby cat standing on the corner of Privet Drive, but there wasn’t a map in sight.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling