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Warrior Cats: Terms & Phrases
DIR By: boobear
Date: October 24, 2012, 12:11 pm
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[center]Terms and Phrases
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Here you can find almost all of the terms and/or phrases that
are used in the Warriors books. Confused about what Erin Hunter
means when she talks about monsters on a Thunderpath? Just look
under the appropriate category to find what you are looking for!
Time/Seasons
Leaf-bare - the season of winter
Newleaf - the season of spring
Greenleaf - the season of summer
Leaf-fall - the season of autumn
Quarter-moon - a week
Moon - a 28-day period (one full moon to another), a month
Moonhigh - 12 o'clock a.m. (midnight)
Sunhigh - 12 o'clock p.m. (noon)
Measurement
Mouselength- roughly an inch
Kittenstep - less than an inch
Rabbitlength/Taillength - roughly a foot
Foxlength - roughly a yard
Ranks/Names
Leader - the cat who leads a Clan
Deputy - the cat who is second-in-command to the Clan leader
Medicine cat - a cat who is trained specifically in the ways of
healing
Warrior - a cat trained in the ways of combat; warriors defend,
hunt for, and fight for their Clan
Apprentice - a cat who is in training to become a warrior or
medicine cat
Queen - a she-cat expecting or nursing kits
Kit - a kitten
Elder - a retired warrior or medicine cat
Kittypet - a house cat; the term can also be used as an insult
Loner - a cat who is neither owned by humans or part of a Clan
Rogue - another term for loner; some cats find it offensive
Twoleg - a human
Other Terms
Fresh-kill - freshly caught prey
Crowfood - rotting, dead prey
Gathering - a meeting that the Clans hold in peace when the moon
is at its fullest
Moonstone, Moonpool - a place where medicine cats and leaders
meet and share dreams with StarClan
Silverpelt - the large swath of stars in the sky; StarClan is
represented by Silverpelt
Thunderpath - a road, more specifically, a highway
Monster - a human vehicle (cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc)
Halfbridge - a dock
Twoleg nest - a human house
Twolegplace - a human town
Greenleaf Twolegplace - a place where humans visit only in the
summer (a resort, etc)
Horseplace - a horse ranch or stables
Tribe Terms
Healer - the cat who leads the Tribe and cares for the sick
cats; the leader and medicine cat
Prey-hunter - a cat that hunts for the Tribe; a warrior trained
specifically in hunting
Cave-guard - a cat who guards the Tribe's camp and territory; a
warrior trained specifically in fighting
To-be - a cat in training to be either a prey-hunter or a
cave-guard; an apprentice
Kit-mother - a she-cat nursing or expecting kits; a queen
Caught-prey - freshly caught food; fresh-kill
Cave of Pointed Stones - a place where the Tribe healer and the
rest of the cats hear from the Tribe of Endless Hunting;
equivalent to the Clans' Moonstone/Moonpool
All information here was gathered from the Warriors books.
Translation is assumed.[/center]
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Re: Warrior Cats: Terms & Phrases
DIR By: ` blue bear
Date: October 24, 2012, 12:19 pm
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stickying this <3
#Post#: 183--------------------------------------------------
Re: Warrior Cats: Terms & Phrases
DIR By: boobear
Date: October 24, 2012, 12:20 pm
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Thanks Bluey!
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