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Glossary of Cat Terms

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Tabby: A term referring to a coat pattern that consists of two or more colors in a striped pattern.

Tabby Tortoiseshell: A term referring to a tortoiseshell coat that has tabby black patching.

Tapetum Lucidum: The highly reflective portion of the interior of the cat's eyeball that aids in night vision.

Tapeworm: Any of various ribbonlike, often very long flatworms of the class Cestoda, that lack an alimentary canal and are parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates, including humans.

Taurine: An essential nutritional substance for cats which can help prevent blindness and certain types of heart disease.

Testicles: The male gonads, which produce spermatoza.

Testosterone: A potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics.



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