he-cat
Unneutered male cat
A he-cat is a male cat, especially one that hasn't been neutered.
The term is uncommon, appearing mainly in rural or old-fashioned speech where distinguishing a tomcat from a she-cat matters: That old he-cat's been spraying the barn again.
Dispersing liquid as mist
- markingIndicating with symbols
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- yowlingHowling mournfully and loud
prowling · fighting · mounting · patrolling · caterwauling · wandering · assertive · aggressive
Not surgically sterilized
- intactNot damaged or altered
- studUpright wall framing
- sireMale animal parent
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
pheromones · testosterone · hormones · fertile · virile · potent · prolific · courtship
spraying
Dispersing liquid as mist
yowling · prowling · fighting · mounting · patrolling · caterwauling · wandering · assertive · aggressive · competitive
whiskers
Facial sensory hairs
claws · fangs · scruff · ruff · jowls · muscular · stocky · spraying
unneutered
Not surgically sterilized
mating · pheromones · testosterone · hormones · fertile · virile · potent · prolific · courtship · mounting
stray
Wander from course
colony · outdoor · wild · tough · survivor · scavenger · territorial
altered
Changed from before
calmer · indoor · companion · pet · tame · settled · non-breeding · desexed