Maine Coon
Maine Coon
Meaning
Noun
- A large, fluffy semi-longhair domestic cat of a breed that originated in Maine.
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Origin
- 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, leading some to propose the theoretically impossibility of the cat being a crossbreed with the raccoon. Another theory is that the name derives from a legendary Captain Tom Coon, who is said to have brought over such exotic cats.
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