maltese cat(n = noun.animal) maltese - a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat;
is a kind of domestic cat, felis catus, felis domesticus, house cat

   A short-haired bluish-gray breed of the domestic cat. [WordNet 1.5]

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