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Clowder vs Chowder - What's the difference?

clowder | chowder |

As nouns the difference between clowder and chowder

is that clowder is a group of cats while chowder is a thick, creamy soup or stew.

clowder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A group of cats.
  • * 2007 , Kathryn Soper, Cat Wrangling Made Easy
    • Real cat fights are rare in established clowders . So instead of risking serious injury, cats resort to menace and threats.
  • * 2010 , The Big Bang Theory , episode “ The Zazzy Substitution”
    • Leonard : You’re clearly upset about Amy being gone, and you’re trying to replace her with a bunch of cats.
    Sheldon : Clowder .
    Leonard : What?
    Sheldon : A group of cats is a clowder . Or a glaring. It’s the kind of thing you ought to know now that we have one.
  • * 2011 , M.D. Pueppke, Fuzzy the Cat, The One and Only , “ Getting on terms with the terms”
    • How ?bout organizing a party of clowder' chowder. You know, big servings of chowder for the cat ' clowder .

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Hyponyms

    * kindle (group of kittens)

    See also

    *

    References

    * Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. 12 Oct. 2006. English collective nouns

    chowder

    English

    (wikipedia chowder)

    Noun

  • A thick, creamy soup or stew.
  • A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
  • A seller of fish.
    • (Halliwell)

    Derived terms

    * chowder beer * clam chowder

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