Siamese cat

Siamese cat Word Origin noun

1. one of a breed of slender, short-haired cats, raised originally in Siam, having a fawn or grayish body with extremities of a darker shade of the same color.

Origin of Siamese cat First recorded in 1905–10 British Dictionary definitions for siamese cat Siamese cat noun

1. a short-haired breed of cat with a tapering tail, blue eyes, and dark ears, mask, tail, and paws

Word Origin for Siamese cat so called because the breed is believed to have originated in Siam