Post by Polaris on Aug 10, 2015 18:13:50 GMT
These terms are taken from the warriors series authored by Erin Hunter.
Freshkill - Recent prey killed to be eaten.
Crowfood - Old/rotting prey.
Sharing Tongues - Cats grooming each other and gossiping.
She-cat or She-kit - A female cat or female kit.
Tom/Tomcat or Tom-kit - A male cat or male kit.
TIMES
DISTANCE
WHERE CATS LIVE IN A CLAN
Freshkill - Recent prey killed to be eaten.
Crowfood - Old/rotting prey.
Sharing Tongues - Cats grooming each other and gossiping.
She-cat or She-kit - A female cat or female kit.
Tom/Tomcat or Tom-kit - A male cat or male kit.
TIMES
Newleaf - Spring
Greenleaf - Summer
Leaf-fall - Autumn or Fall
Leaf-bare - Winter
Moon - 29 days = 1 month so each month is considered 1 moon which is also the measurement used to determine age.
Moonhigh - The moon is highest in the sky = Midnight
Moonrise - The time when the moon rises
Half-moon - Two weeks = half a month
Quarter-moon - One Week
Sunhigh - The sun is highest in the sky = Noon
Sunrise - Equivalent to a day = 24 hours
Season - 1/4 of a year = 4 seasons equates to a year
Heartbeat - A split second
Claw-moon - Crescent Moon
Sundown - Dusk
Sunup - Dawn, but the word dawn used when referring to time of patrol.
Greenleaf - Summer
Leaf-fall - Autumn or Fall
Leaf-bare - Winter
Moon - 29 days = 1 month so each month is considered 1 moon which is also the measurement used to determine age.
Moonhigh - The moon is highest in the sky = Midnight
Moonrise - The time when the moon rises
Half-moon - Two weeks = half a month
Quarter-moon - One Week
Sunhigh - The sun is highest in the sky = Noon
Sunrise - Equivalent to a day = 24 hours
Season - 1/4 of a year = 4 seasons equates to a year
Heartbeat - A split second
Claw-moon - Crescent Moon
Sundown - Dusk
Sunup - Dawn, but the word dawn used when referring to time of patrol.
DISTANCE
Fox-length - a yard
Kittenstep or Kitstep - inch or half an inch
Tail-length - a foot
Rabbithop/Rabbit length - a foot and a half of another foot
Mouse-length - two to three inches
Pawstep - around six inches
Tree-length - about 40-50 feet
Kittenstep or Kitstep - inch or half an inch
Tail-length - a foot
Rabbithop/Rabbit length - a foot and a half of another foot
Mouse-length - two to three inches
Pawstep - around six inches
Tree-length - about 40-50 feet
WHERE CATS LIVE IN A CLAN
Camp - The clan's residence
Leader's Den - Where the leader resides
Medicine Cat's Den - Where the medicine cat and his/her apprentice live in. Referred to as the Medicine den for short.
Warrior's Den - Where the warriors reside
Apprentice's Den - Where the apprentices reside
Elder's Den - Where the elder's reside
Nursery - Where the queens and kits reside
Fresh-kill pile - Usually center of camp this is where all of the caught prey goes so it's easy to get to for all of the cats in their clan
Leader's Den - Where the leader resides
Medicine Cat's Den - Where the medicine cat and his/her apprentice live in. Referred to as the Medicine den for short.
Warrior's Den - Where the warriors reside
Apprentice's Den - Where the apprentices reside
Elder's Den - Where the elder's reside
Nursery - Where the queens and kits reside
Fresh-kill pile - Usually center of camp this is where all of the caught prey goes so it's easy to get to for all of the cats in their clan
