American wirehair

noun

Definition of American wirehair

: any of an uncommon breed of medium to large cats that have a dense, short coat of fur made up of hairs having a crinkled, bent, or hooked appearance

Note: The American wirehair arose as a spontaneous mutation in the 1960s in upstate New York.

First Known Use of American wirehair

1970, in the meaning defined above

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