Post by Blackstormz on May 13, 2009 15:02:02 GMT -8
Clan Terminology
[/i][/center]General Terms
- Crowfood - A dead prey animal that has begun to rot.
- Cutter - A veterinarian, but specifically refers to one that spays or neuters cats.
- Fresh-kill - A dead prey animal caught for the purpose of consumption.
- Gathering - The monthly meeting of the Clan held at places assigned as zones of truce when the moon is full.
- Greenleaf Twolegplace - A place only frequented by humans during summer, such as a resort or camping spot.
- Halfbridge - A dock.
- Horseplace - A horse ranch or stables.
- Monster - A vehicle operated by humans. Examples include cars, trucks, tractors, and ATVs.
- Moonpool - The place at the Lake where Medicine Cats and Leaders share dreams with StarClan.
- Moonstone - The place in the Forest where Medicine Cats and Leaders share dreams with StarClan.
- Sharing Tongues - Cats of the same Clan grooming each other, while sharing the latest gossip. A cat lies, talking, while the other licks their fur.
- Silverpelt - The large swath of stars in the sky (believed in random to be the Milky Way). These stars are a direct representation of StarClan.
- Thunderpath - A road.
- Twoleg - A human.
- Twoleg kit - A human child.
- Twoleg nest - A human's house.
- Twolegplace - A human-built town.
- No-Furs - Another name for Twolegs.
- Upwalkers- Yet another name for Twolegs
[li] Newleaf - The season of spring.
[/li][li] Greenleaf - The season of summer.
[/li][li] Leaf-bare - The season of winter.
[/li][li] Leaf-fall - The season of autumn.
[/li][li] Moon - The time between one full moon and the next, spanning 28 days.
[/li][li] Moonhigh - The point during the night when the moon is highest in the sky; midnight.
[/li][li] Half-Moon- About two weeks, half a month.
[/li][li] Quarter-Moon- About a week.
[/li][li] Sunhigh - The point during the day when the sun is highest in the sky; noon.
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Distance Terms
[/b]- Fox-length - About the length of a fox; approximately a yard.
- Kittenstep - Less than an inch.
- Tail-length - About the length of a cat's tail; approximately a foot.
- Rabbit hop - About a foot and a half away.
- Mouse-tail - About an inch.
- Mouse-length - About an inch and a half away.
- Pawprint - About the length of a cat's paw; approximately three and a half inches
[li] Crowfood - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to rotting prey animals.
[/li][li] Foxdung - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to fox feces. Also used as an exclamation (i.e.: That's foxdung!).
[/li][li] Hedgehogs will fly - An exclamation style statement (i.e.: That will happen when hedgehogs fly.) used in many variations.
[/li][li] You fight like a kittypet! - a expression used to make fun of a way someone fights.
[/li][li] You nearly frightened me out of my fur! - a exclamation meaning that a cat frightened another cat without them knowing they were there. The frightened cat says that due to the other cat surprising them rather mysteriously. Commonly used as an insult & exclamation at the same time.
[/li][li] Mouse-brain - A (friendly-harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.
[/li][li] Mousedung - A (somewhat harsh) insult comparing the recipient to mouse feces. Also used as an exclamation (i.e.: Mousedung! That can't be right!). Somewhat like how we say "darn it!".
[/li][li] Fox-hearted - An insult meaning cruel, cold-hearted, or evil (i.e. fox-hearted Twolegs).
[/li][li] Sorry catches no prey - Means you can say sorry, but that will not undo what happened.
[/li][li] Bees in your brain - An exclamtion style statement meaning a confused or a cat not making sense (i.e Have bees swarmed in your brain?).
[/li][li] I don't give a mousetail - An exclamation meaning that the cat does not care.
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Living Space Terms
- Camp - The place where a Clan makes their home.
- Leader's Den - The den in camp that belongs to the Clan leader.
- Medicine Cat's Den - The den in camp that belongs to the Clan's medicine cat. Sometimes referred to as the Medicine Den.
- Warriors' Den - The den in camp that is shared between the warriors of that Clan.
- Apprentices' Den - The den in camp that is shared between the apprentices of that Clan.
- Elders' Den - The den in camp that is shared between the elders of that Clan.
- Nursery - The den in camp that is shared by the queens and kits of that Clan.
If you discover more, PM me. For now, that is all.
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