cat food

collocation in English

meaningsofcatandfood

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cat
noun[C]
uk
/kæt/us
/kæt/
a small animal with fur, four legs, a tail, and claws, usually kept as a pet or for ...
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food
noun[C or U]
uk
/fuːd/us
/fuːd/
something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep ...
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(Definition ofcatandfoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcat food

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Cats were rewarded with moist or drycatfooddepending upon whether they approached the peripheral stimulus or the central position, respectively.
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Other foods mentioned include dog biscuits,catfoodand tacko, etc.
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The biggest import from this source at present is whalemeat which mostly goes into tins ofcatfoodand dog food.
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These included such varied goods as toothpaste, detergent, fish fingers, tomato puree, solvents and even dry and wet dog andcatfood.
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It is legal to sell fodder for mules, but notcatfood.
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Presumably, they picked it up from proprietarycatfood, which is made from the recovered meat that is under such suspicion.
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If an old lady has a pet dog or cat or budgerigar, she will have to pay tax on the dog food,catfoodor bird seed that she buys.
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If one goes into a grocery store one finds a lady buying tights, dog orcatfood, toothpaste, toilet rolls, and a hundred and one things which nobody ever eats.
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Fortunately, he finds a cupboard full of canned tuna andcatfood, but discovers that he also needs a can opener.
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A similar process can be used to make chunks of everything fromcatfoodthrough reformed ham or fish to fruit pieces for pies.
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He goes back home, also visiting a supermarket to buy alcoholic beverages andcatfood.
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Prescription dietcatfoodmay be recommended by your veterinarian to ensure that it does not reoccur.
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Studies comparing the source of protein in drycatfoodconcluded that the digestibility of meat-based protein is superior to corn-based protein.
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This campaign was largely unsuccessful as the public found the fish unpalatable and the stocks of it were eventually used ascatfood.
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When fed withcatfoodover a long time period, raccoons can develop gout.
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In order to reproduce successfully, its diet must be supplemented with fat (rendered beef suet); crab meal, and or a fish based drycatfood.
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Although cats are obligate carnivores, vegetarian and vegancatfoodare preferred by owners uncomfortable with feeding animal products to their pets.
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His luck finally changes when he finds a can ofcatfood.
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