clowder

Feline social unit

A clowder is a group of cats.

The word is the technical collective noun for felines, like a pride of lions or a murder of crows, but it appears mainly in trivia contexts rather than everyday speech: A clowder of strays had taken over the abandoned building.

feline

whiskers

Facial sensory hairs

  • purringVibrating vocalization of contentment
  • meowFeline vocalization
  • kittenJuvenile domestic feline

tabby · calico · siamese · tuxedo · grooming · claws · furry · paws · tail · napping

collective

colony

Dependent territorial settlement

group · multitude · bunch · assembly · pack · herd · bevy · troop · mob · gang

cozy

snuggle

Embrace cozily

pile · napping · sunspot · basket · cushion · blanket · curled · dozing · purring · drowsy

mysterious

enigmatic

Puzzling and obscure

aloof · watchful · nocturnal · shadowy · silent · stealthy · glowing eyes · cryptic · elusive · uncanny

Opposites
quantity/grouping

clowdercat

Small furry housepet

kitten · stray

collective noun type

clowderpack

Group or compress

litter of puppies · kennel · herd · flock · murder of crows

Family

cloud, cloudy, clot, cloudless, clod, cloudiness, clouding, cloudier, overcloud

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G