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Abyssinian noun[ C ] uk /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ən/ us /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ən/ a type of cat with long ears and short brown hair : She first started to include cats in her paintings when her husband introduced an Abyssinian into their London home. Examples of Oriental breeds include the Burmese, the Japanese Bobtail, and the Abyssinian cat, from what is now Ethiopia. Jakie is an eight-year-old, 18-pound Abyssinian, a house cat that has undergone two eye operations since June. As described in the Abyssinian Breeders' Kitten Buyer's Guide, "Abyssinians must be one of the most intelligent animals ever created." She was like an Abyssinian cat: small and delicate, with pale brown skin, very short hair, and a small nose. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Felines (cats) American shorthair barn cat Bengal Bengal tiger big cat feline Himalayan house cat jaguar Japanese bobtail ocelot Oriental shorthair panther Persian Persian cat Siberian Singapura snowshoe Sphynx tiger |