long-haired Abyssinian

English

Noun

long-haired Abyssinian (plural long-haired Abyssinians)

  1. Synonym of Somali (“a domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat”)
    • 1999, Desmond Morris, Cool Cats, The 100 Cat Breeds of the World, page 178:
      Long-haired Abyssinians from the United States, Australia and New Zealand were exchanged to improve the quality of the foundation stock.
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