Bonus: Terminology

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General Terms

Crowfood - A dead prey animal that has begun to rot; can also be used as an insult.

Cutter - A veterinarian, often referred to as one that spays or neuters cats, but this is not always the case.

Dirt - Feces.

Fresh-kill - A recently killed prey animal caught for the purpose of consumption. Fresh-kill is hunted by and , and sometimes , and placed on the or brought to the elders. Elders, and sick cats eat first, then warriors and apprentices. Extras stay in the fresh-kill pile.

Gatherings - The monthly meeting of all the Clans when the moon is full. There is a truce on this night, and no fighting is allowed.

Greenleaf Twolegplace - A place frequented by Twolegs during summer, such as a resort or camping spot near the lake.

Horseplace- A place where horses are kept, such as ranches and stables.

Hunting patrol- A group of cats hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. May fight if there are trespassers.

Kittypet - A domesticated pet cat.

Loner- A cat that lives by itself and doesn't defend its territory.

Making dirt - Defecating.

Monster - A vehicle operated by humans. Often described when cats are near Twolegs/the Thunderpath Motorboats are sometimes referred to as "water-monsters."

Golden Hollow- The place in the meadow where medicine cats and leaders shared tongues with StarClan.

Rogue - A usually hostile cat who does not have a permanent home, roams around, and does not care about crossing Clan boundaries.

Sharing tongues - Cats grooming each other while sharing the latest gossip. A cat lies on the ground, talking, while the other grooms their fur, listening.

Sharptooth - A term the Tribe of Rushing Water use for cougars. They are rarely encountered and more dangerous than eagles.

She-cat - A female cat.

She-kit - A female kit.

Silver boulder - A boulder that, when the silver disc is pulled off, holds Twoleg rubbish. To Twolegs, they are just trash cans/bins.

Silverpelt - The large swath of stars in the sky (believed to be the ). These stars are a direct representation of StarClan.

Silverthorn - Barbed wire.

Smooth boulder-thing - Twoleg ball.

Snowmelt - A term used to describe slush or dirty, melted snow.

Soft boulder - A pillow or cushion.

Sun-down-place- An ocean to the west of the Clans' territories.

Tree-eater - A bulldozer.

Tree-rocks - Pine cones

Thunderpath- A paved road with an extremely acrid smell that cars often go across.

Tom/tomcat - A male cat.

Tom-kit- a male kit.

Twoleg - A human.

Twoleg kit - A human child.

Twoleg nest - A human's house.

Twolegplace- A town, city, or village where Twolegs live.

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