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Glossery
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Apprentices: A cat of six moons or older, in training to become a warrior. Name always ends in "-paw".

Crow-food: Rotting food.

Dark Forest: An evil cat who has died, they do not go to StarClan, but to the Dark Forest {Or any other type of 'Forest' or Clan for evil dead cats, just like the Dark Forest}.
Deputies: Like a secondary leader to the clan—a warrior with special privileges that is higher than all cats except for his leader and medicine cats.

Elders: Warriors that have retired as a result of a disability or old age.

Fox Dung: An insult; stronger offense than mousebrain.
Fresh-kill: Recently killed prey.

Gatherings: A meeting that the Clans hold together in peace every full moon.
Greencough: A severe chest infection that can be fatal to elders and young kits.
Greenleaf: Summer.
Greenleaf Twolegplace: A place where twolegs live, but only in the summer.

Halfbridge: A dock/pier.
Horseplace: Fields and stables near the lake where the half-tamed cats live.
Housefolk: A kittypet's name for its human.

Kits: Kittens; cats of six moons or younger. Always end in "-kit", except for the exception of a few "crazies."
Kittypet: A house cat.

Leaders: The most powerful cat in a Clan; has nine lives and always ends in star. Leads the clan and does ceremonies.
Leaf-bare: Winter.
Leaf-fall: Fall/Autumn.
Loner: A cat that peacefully lives on its own in one place, but doesn't defend its territory.

Medicine Cats: The healers of the clan, the highest authority except for the leader. They're the closest to StarClan {Or any other kind of Clan like StarClan}.
Monster: Usually refers to twoleg machines, such as cars and bulldozers.
Moon: One month, or four weeks. (Half moon = two weeks; Quarter moon = one week.)
Moonhigh: The time of night when the moon is highest—usually midnight.
Mousebrained: Not very smart.
Mouse Dung: An insult; stronger offense than mousebrained but less offense than fox dung.

Newleaf: Spring.
Nofurs: Another name for twolegs.

Queens: A pregnant she-cat, or a she-cat that's nursing kits.

Rogue: A potentially hostile cat that lives outside the clans, and never stays too long in one place.

Sharing Tongues: A term used to describe cats grooming each other.
Silverpelt: The Milky Way galaxy.
StarClan: Heaven
Sun-Drown-Place: The sea to the west, where the sun sets.
Sunhigh: Noon.

Thunderpath: A road.
Tree-Eater: Bulldozer.
Twoleg Nest: A twoleg house.
Twolegplace: A human town/city.
Twolegs: The Clans' name for humans.

Upwalkers: Another name for Twolegs.

Warriors: Full members of the Clans.
Whitecough: A mild chest infection.

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Time

Moon One month or 28 days
Half Moon: Two weeks
Quarter Moon: One week
Claw Moon: First and second quarter

Sun-high: Noon
Moon-high: Midnight

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Season

Clan
New-leaf: Spring
Green-leaf: Summer
Leaf-fall: Fall or autumn
Leaf-bare: Winter

Tribe
Time of Freed Water – Spring
Time of Flaming Heat - Summer
Time of Flowing Leaves - Fall or autumn
Time of Frozen Water – Winter

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Rank
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Leader - The cat who leads the clan.
Deputy - The cat who is second-in-command and follows the leader's orders.
Medicine Cat - A cat who is trained specifically for healing and medicine.
Warrior - A cat trained to defend, hunt for, and fight for their clan.
Queen - A she-cat expecting or nursing kits.
Apprentice - A cat who is in training to become a warrior or medicine cat, the apprentice must be 6 moons old to begin training.
Kit - A cat 6 moons old and less. A kitten.
Elder - A retired warrior, medicine cat, or leader.
Kittypet - A house cat; the term can also be used as an insult.
Loner - A cat who is neither owned by humans or part of a Clan.
Rogue - Another term for loner; some cats find it offensive.
Twoleg/Upwalkers/Nofurs - A human.

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Measurements
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Mouselength - About an inch
Kittenstep - Less than an inch
Rabbitlength/Tail-length - About a foot
Foxlength - About a yard

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Tail Signals
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Tail held erect - Stop.
Tail rippling - Move forward, with care.
Tail held erect and sweeping from side to side - Retreat silently.
Tail pointing low, parallel to ground, and sweeping - Spread out.
Tail Bobbing - Enemy sighted.
Tail Hooked - Danger.
Tail Pointed - Go that way.
Tail held Erect and waving from side to side - Stay behind me.
Tail kinked over back - Follow me.

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Language
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Touching noses
“I like you!”

Lick on the cheek
“I really like you.”

Lick on the ear
Comforting.

Lick on forehead
“I love you!”
“Will you be my mate?”

Brushing tail on back or flank
Calming

Lick under/on belly
“I want kits.”

Touching nose to cheek
“I’m happy for you”
Comforting

Nuzzle
Comfort
“You’re hilarious!"

Touch nose to cheek
“I’m glad you’re here.” {Romantic}

Lick own chest fur
To hide embarrassment.

Lick on the shoulder
Respect

Lick on the tail
“Will you be my mate?”

Lick on the paw
“You are my friend!”

Lick below the chin
“I want you forever!”

Lick on the nose
“Do you want to play?”

Rubs tail anywhere
Flirty
Comforting
Curious

Rubbing against you
“I like you.”
“Don’t worry.”
“I love you.”

Licking constantly
Cleaning

Flat ears
“Back off!”

Bares teeth
“Get away from me!"

Lunging at you
“Back off now!”

Roll on your back
“You are stronger than me, I respect you.”

Tail tucked
Scared

Growling/Hissing/Spitting
Angry
Accenting

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Tribe Languange

Beetle-brain – Friendly insult; similar to mouse-brain.
Caught-prey – Prey caught by the tribe to be eaten; similar to fresh-kill.
Time of Freed Water – The season of spring, known to the Clans as new-leaf.
Time of Frozen Water – The season of winter, known to the Clans as leaf-bare.
Time of Flowing Leaves - The season of fall, known to the Clans as leaf-fall.
Time of Flaming Heat - The season of summer, known to the Clans as green-leaf.
Tribe of Endless Hunting - The Tribe's Ancestors, similar to StarClan for the Clans. Heaven.
Prey-hunters - Cats that catch prey for the Tribe.
Cave-guards - Cats who protect the Tribe.
Kit-mothers - Queens who nurse and take care of kits.
Healer - Tribe medicine cat and leader, who has a special connection with the Tribe of Endless Hunting.

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Insults and Swears

Fox-dung: Stronger than "mouse-dung".
Mouse-dung: Weaker than "fox-dung".

Mousebrain: Stupid. Weaker than "beetlebrain" and "featherbrain".
Beetlebrain: Stupid. Stronger than "mousebrain", but weaker than "featherbrain".
Featherbrain: Brainless. Much, much stronger than any "-brain" words.
Beebrain: Intensly stupid. Stronger than "beetlebrain", but weaker than "featherbrain".
Kittypet: An insult for Clan cats.

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