a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black
noun
female cat
adjective
having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
tigré
un chat au pelage gris ou fauve tacheté de noir
🇪🇸Spanish
atigrado
un gato con un pelaje gris o leonado moteado de negro
🇮🇹Italian
soriano
un gatto dal mantello grigio o fulvo screziato di nero
🇵🇹Portuguese
malhado
um gato com pelagem cinza ou castanha manchada de preto
🇷🇺Russian
полосатый
кошка с серой или коричневой шерстью с черными крапинками
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बद गप्पी
काले रंग से धब्बेदार भूरे या गहरे पीले रंग के कोट वाली एक बिल्ली
🇧🇩Bengali
ট্যাবি
একটি ধূসর বা ধূসর কোট সঙ্গে একটি বিড়াল কালো সঙ্গে ভঙ্গুর
🇮🇳Tamil
டேபி
கருப்பு நிறத்துடன் கூடிய சாம்பல் அல்லது பழுப்பு நிற கோட் கொண்ட பூனை
🇮🇳Telugu
టాబీ
ఒక పిల్లి బూడిద రంగు లేదా నలుపు రంగుతో కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
टॅबी
राखाडी किंवा पिवळसर कोट असलेली एक मांजर काळ्या रंगाने चिवट व लकाकणारा पारदर्शक कागद
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટેબી
કાળો રંગથી ચિત્તવાળી રાખોડી અથવા ટૉની કોટવાળી બિલાડી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಟ್ಯಾಬಿ
ಕಪ್ಪು ಬಣ್ಣದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ ಬೂದು ಅಥವಾ ಕಂದು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕೋಟ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಬೆಕ್ಕು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ടാബി
കറുപ്പ് നിറത്തിലുള്ള ചാരനിറമോ തവിട്ടുനിറമോ ഉള്ള ഒരു പൂച്ച
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੈਬੀ
ਇੱਕ ਸਲੇਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਲੇ ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਕੋਟ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਬਿੱਲੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹیبی
ایک بلی جس کا سرمئی یا سیاہ کوٹ ہے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
虎斑猫
一只灰色或黄褐色皮毛、带有黑色斑点的猫
🇯🇵Japanese
ぶち
黒のまだら模様の灰色または黄褐色の毛皮を持つ猫
🇰🇷Korean
태비
검은색 얼룩이 있는 회색 또는 황갈색 털을 가진 고양이
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mèo mướp
một con mèo với bộ lông màu xám hoặc hung có đốm đen
🇹🇭Thai
แมวลาย
แมวที่มีขนสีเทาหรือสีน้ำตาลเข้มมีจุดสีดำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kucing betina
kucing dengan bulu abu-abu atau kuning kecoklatan berbintik-bintik hitam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
العانس
قطة ذات معطف رمادي أو أسمر مصفر مرقط باللون الأسود
🇮🇷Persian
زبانه دار
گربه ای با کت خاکستری یا قهوه ای مایل به مشکی
🇹🇷Turkish
tekir
siyah benekli gri veya sarımsı kahverengi bir ceketi olan bir kedi
🇮🇱Hebrew
טאבי
חתול עם מעיל אפור או צהוב מנומר בשחור
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What is the primary definition of the word 'tabby'?
The primary meaning of 'tabby' is 'a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tabby' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tabby' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tabby' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tabby' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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