Kitties or "catlike mammals"?

[ashling]

[littlemissmartypants]

1. wyvern...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Caracal kittens (Desert Lynx). Definitely kitties.

And totally squeeworthy.

[cliffordu]

3. kittehs

[Arugula Latte]

4. Mama was a cat, Daddy was a bat.

[talkingmime]

5. Kitties

[ashling]

6. I thought this was unusual

car·a·cal
[kar-uh-kal] Show IPA
noun
1.
a slender, catlike mammal, Lynx caracal, with a reddish-brown coat and long tufted ears, inhabiting northern Africa and India.
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World English Dictionary
caracal (ˈkærəˌkæl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]

— n
1. Also called: desert lynx a lynxlike feline mammal, Lynx caracal, inhabiting deserts of N Africa and S Asia, having long legs, a smooth coat of reddish fur, and black-tufted ears

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. A caracal *is* a cat, not just "catlike."

That is an odd definition.