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Calico cats are named for calico fabric, which, in turn, is named after the southwest Indian port city of Calicut, where it was first manufactured.

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Where does the word calico fabric come from?

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Example sentence - He loved his little calico kitten.


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How many syllables in the word calico?

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What is a calico quilt?

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What is the stressed syllable for calico?

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How small are calico kittens?

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Are there such things as calico kittens?

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