CLAN TERMS

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General Terms

Crowfood or crow food – A dead prey animal that has begun to rot. Can also be used as an insult.
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. Fresh-kill is hunted by warriors and apprentices, and given first to the elders, then the queens, and finally warriors and apprentices.
Gathering – The monthly meeting of the Clan held at places assigned as zones of truce when the moon is full. If the Clans begin to fight, StarClan shows their anger by sending clouds to cover the full moon.
Greenleaf Twolegplace – A place only frequented by Twolegs during summer, such as a resort or camping spot.
Halfbridge – A boat dock. Term was first used by Squirrelflight when Brambleclaw's patrol was exploring the new territory in Starlight.
Horseplace – A horse ranch or stables.
Hunting Patrol – A group of cats that patrol their territory to find prey to bring back for their Clan to eat.
Kittypet – A house cat.
Loner – A cat that lives in one place by themself and don't defend their territory.
Making Dirt - Going to the bathroom
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 tongues with StarClan.
Moonstone – The place in the Forest where medicine cats and leaders share tongues with StarClan.
Mothermouth - The opening to the cave where the Moonstone is located.
Rogue – A usually hostile cat who does not have a permanent home.
Sharing Tongues – Cats grooming each other, while sharing the latest gossip. A cat lies on the ground, talking, while the other licks their fur, listening.
Silverpelt – The large swath of stars in the sky (believed in fandom to be the Milky Way). These stars are a direct representation of StarClan.
Tree-eater – A bulldozer.
Thunderpath – A road. Monsters use them to travel. Thunderpaths have an extremely acrid smell. One Thunderpath, called Windover Road by Twolegs, separates ThunderClan and ShadowClan.
Twoleg – A human.
Twoleg kit – A human child.
Twoleg nest – A human's house.
Twolegplace – A human-built town.

Time Terms

Newleaf - The season of spring.
Greenleaf - The season of summer.
Leaf-fall - The season of autumn.
Leaf-bare - The season of winter.
Moon - The time between one full moon and the next, spanning 28 days.
Half-Moon - About two weeks, half a month.
Quarter-Moon - About a week.
Sunhigh - The point during the day when the sun is highest in the sky; noon.
Sunrise - One day in cat time. (i.e.: One sunrise ago.)
Season - One-fourth of a year in cat time.
edit Distance TermsFox-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 two or three inches.
Pawprint - About the length of a cat's paw; approximately three and a half inches
Pawstep – About the length of a cat's step, roughly six inches.

Insults & Exclamations

Crowfood - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to rotting prey animals.
Fishface - An insult used against RiverClan warriors, mainly appears in Bluestar's Prophecy.
Fox-Dung - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to fox feces. Also used as an exclamation (i.e.: That's foxdung!).
Hedgehogs will fly - An exclamation style statement that shows disbelief that a certain event will likely occur (i.e.: That will happen when hedgehogs fly.) used in many variations. Somewhat like When pigs fly!
You fight like a kittypet! - a expression used to make fun of a way someone fights.
Mouse-brain - A (friendly-harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.
Mouse-dung - 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 "darn it!".
Mouse-Hearted - An insult that discribes one who is cowardly.
Fox-Hearted - An insult meaning cruel, cold-hearted, or evil (i.e. fox-hearted Twolegs).
Sorry catches no prey or Sorry fills no bellies - Means cats can say sorry, but that will not undo what happened.
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?).
I don't give a mousetail - An exclamation meaning that the cat does not care. Another variation is I would ____ for a couple of mousetails meaning that they are willing to do the inserted action for no real reward.
Great StarClan! - An exclamation used to signify extreme surprise or anger. Similar to Oh My God! in usage and to the fact that they both have mention of a higher force.
Stupid/Lazy/Bossy furball - An insult meaning dim-witted.

Living Spaces

Camp - The place where a Clan makes their permanent 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.
Dirtplace – The place near, but not in the camp, where the cats go to the bathroom.
Fresh-kill pile – The place, usually in the center of the camp, where the warriors drop the prey they catch while hunting, so it is easily accessable to all the cats in the Clan.

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