Catnap vs Catnip - What's the difference?
catnap | catnip |
To take a catnap.
To kidnap a cat.
(botany) Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta , family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
(and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
As nouns the difference between catnap and catnip
is that catnap is a brief, light sleep while catnip is any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.As a verb catnap
is to take a catnap.catnap
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(catnapp)Derived terms
* catnapperSee also
* nap * shuteye * snoozeAnagrams
*catnip
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(wikipedia catnip) (Nepeta)Noun
- Some cats go bonkers over catnip ; others ignore it.