English speakers may be unaware of the differences among six allophones of the phoneme, namely unreleased as in cat, aspirated as in top, glottalized as in button, flapped as in American English water, nasalized flapped as in winter, and none of the above as in stop.

These were registered with the American Cat Fanciers Association ( ACFA ) in 1977 as experimental and were shown at several ACFA cat shows throughout the 1970s.

The York Chocolate Cat is a new American breed of show cat, with a long, fluffy coat and a tapered tail and most of them are chocolate.

The American Curl is a breed of cat characterized by its unusual ears, which curl back from the face toward the center of the back of the skull.

In 1983, an American Curl was exhibited at a cat show for the first time, and in 1987, the longhaired American Curl was given championship status by The International Cat Association ( TICA ).

The American Curl is a medium sized cat ( 5 – 10 lbs ), and does not reach maturity until 2 – 3 years of age.

DSH cats in Asia tend to have a build similar to a purebred Siamese cat or Tonkinese cat, while European and American varieties have a thicker, heavier build.

The American Bobtail is a relatively new and uncommon breed of cat which appeared in the late 1960s.

The cat is not related to the Japanese Bobtail despite the similar name and physical type — the breeding programs are entirely unrelated and the mutation causing the bobbed tail is different because the mutation causing the American Bobtail's tail is dominant, whereas the Japanese Bobtail tail mutation is recessive.

The American Bobtail is an ideally naturally occurring hearty short-tailed cat.

Eventually, the jewelled cat leads Wimsey to Cathcart's mistress of many years, who had left him for an American millionaire.

Larger extinct felids include the American lion ( Panthera leo atrox ) and the South American saber-toothed cat Smilodon populator.

In the southern parts of its range the American Homotherium co-existed with Smilodon ; in the northern parts it was the only species of saber-toothed cat.

The bobcat ( Lynx rufus ) is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1. 8 million years ago ( AEO ).

The American foundation of this cat breed was laid by the cats Siegfried ( 1984 ) and Brunhilde ( 1985 ).

In addition to TICA, the Nebelung is recognized by the American Cat Fanciers Association ( AFCA ), the World Cat Federation ( WCF ), Livre Officiel des Origines Félines ( LOOF ), and independent cat associations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

* Colocolo ( Leopardus colocolo ), a South American cat native to Chile.

* 4 – Lorenzo Music, 64, American voice actor known for the voice of the cartoon cat Garfield, complications related to lung and bone cancer.

A series of American mystery novels by author Rita Mae Brown, ostensibly written with the assistance of her cat Sneaky Pie, features a pet corgi named Tee Tucker.

Other American cat registries continued to register the Burmese in America.

Its widespread presence in the American lineages goes back to a cat named Good Fortune Fortunatas, a fine example of the " contemporary " body / head type, although the defect was present in Burmese cats before Fortunatas.

The Canada lynx ( Lynx canadensis ) or Canadian lynx is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae.

In the above mentioned report of the Notre Dame Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the basic outlook of the new breed of lay faculty emerges very clearly in the very statement of the problem as the members see it: `` Even with the best of intentions he ( the President of the university ) is loath to delegate such authority and responsibility to a group the membership of which, considered ( as it must be by him ) in individual terms, is inhomogeneous, mortal and of extremely varying temperament, interests and capabilities.

** American Akita, a breed of dog possibly distinct from, but a derivative of, the Akita Inu

According to the American Kennel Club ’ s breed standards, " the dachshund is clever, lively and courageous to the point of rashness, persevering in above and below ground work, with all the senses well-developed.

According to William Loeffler, from The American Book of the Dog ( 1891 ), in the chapter on Dachshunds: " The origin of the Dachshund is in doubt, our best authorities disagreeing as to the beginning of the breed.

The standard of The American Kennel Club describes the breed as " Of great size and commanding appearance, the Irish Wolfhound is remarkable in combining power and swiftness with keen sight.

* Java ( chicken ), a rare breed that is one of the oldest American chickens

The popularity of the Saluki in the United States, according to the American Kennel Club, has remained relatively stable over the past decade, with the breed ranked 107th in 1999, had decreased to 118th in 2008, but by 2008 had increased once again to 112th.

* Columbia ( sheep ), an American breed of sheep

European bison are less tameable than their American cousins, and breed with domestic cattle less readily.

* American ( cattle breed )

A breed of powerful hybrids appeared in the 50s and 60s and raced on both sides of the Atlantic, featuring European chassis and large American engines – from the early Allard cars via hybrids such as Lotus 19s fitted with large engines through to the AC Cobra.

The pudelpointer has never become a popularized breed the United States in part because it is not recognized by the American Kennel Club.

This breed of dog is recognized in 1885 by the American Kennel Club and is classified in the Hound Group.

American Shorthairs, Persians, Himalayans, Exotics, and British Shorthairs have been used as outcrosses to develop this breed.

The breed was accepted by The International Cat Association in 1992, the American Cat Fanciers Association in 1998, and the Cat Fanciers ' Association in 2000.

The current American and European Sphynx breed is descended from two lines of natural mutations:

Since January 1, 1972, it was renamed to " American Staffordshire Terrier " to make a separate breed from the lighter Staffordshire Bull Terrier of England.

Another is The American Chestnut Foundation, which is backcrossing blight-resistant American chestnut X Chinese chestnut hybrids to American parents, to recover the American growth characteristics and genetic makeup, and then finally intercrossing the advanced generations to breed consistently for blight resistance.

The family named them Shulamith and Panda respectively, but Panda disappeared several weeks later, making Shulamith the foundation female of the American Curl breed.

In 1993, the American Curl became the first breed admitted to the Cat Fanciers ' Association ( CFA ) Championship Class with both longhair and shorthair divisions.