"Dave" wrote in message
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In message WW4zd.3323$2_4.2768@okepread06 "Cat Protector"
wrote:

Simpy put. A male cat.

Not to disagree, but... It means an unaltered male cat.


So what's the word for a castrated male cat? If tom refers to an entire male
cat, then I'd assume that there is a word for a castrated male cat. cf
stallion - gelding; bull - bullock; ram - wether; cockerel - capon; boar -
hog. BTW, is there a word for a castrated dog? It's interesting that I can't
think of one example when there's a different word for a female animal when
she's been neutered. The only reason that I can find for this is that
there's no agricultutral advantage to neutering female animals. There are
words for female animals before they've reached sexual maturity eg heifer,
gilt, pullet; but there are, AFAIK, no words for neutered female animals.
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