Usually means: No longer alive feline animal.
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  1. dead cat: Merriam-Webster
  2. dead-cat: Wordnik
  3. Dead cat: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. dead cat: Wiktionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dead cat (n.): Cats

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  1. dead cat: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (dead cat)

noun:  (cinematography, sound engineering) A furry coverlet placed over a microphone to muffle the sound of wind.
noun:  (politics, neologism) A shocking or sensational announcement made in order to distract one's political base from existing problems and previous failures.
verb:  (ambitransitive) To announce (something) as a dead cat; to raise an issue as a political distraction.

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