Maine Coon

Maine Coon

See also: maine coon

English

Maine Coon

Etymology

The attribute “Maine” is after the region where the breed originally became popular. For the second part, there are several theories. The dominant one is that it refers to a resemblance of the breed to the raccoon,[1] leading some to propose the theoretically impossibility of the cat being a crossbreed with the raccoon.[2] Another theory is that the name derives from a legendary Captain Tom Coon, who is said to have brought over such exotic cats.[2]

Noun

Maine Coon (plural Maine Coons)

1. A large, fluffy semi-longhair domestic cat of a breed that originated in Maine.

Synonyms

• American longhair

Descendants

• Japanese: メインクーン
• Russian: мѐйн-ку́н (mèjn-kún)
• Thai: เมนคูน

Translations

domestic cat

Chinese: Mandarin: 緬因貓／缅因猫 (miǎnyīnmāo) Dutch: please add this translation if you can Finnish: Maine coon Japanese: メインクーン (Mein Kūn) Russian: мейн-кун (ru) m (mejn-kun) Thai: เมนคูน

References

1. Jennifer Quasha (2000) Maine Coon Cats‎, Rosen Publishing, page 1
2. Liza Gardner Walsh (2013) The Maine Coon Cat‎, Down East Books, page 26

Further reading

• Maine Coon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maine Coon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Neocomian, monoecian