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blue point

–noun
a Siamese cat having a light-colored body and darker, bluish-gray points.

Origin:
1940–45
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blue·point also blue point   (blōō'point')   
n.  A small oyster (Crassotrea virginica) found chiefly in coastal waters of the eastern United States and usually eaten raw.

[After Blue Point, a locality on Great South Bay, Long Island, New York.]
blue point  
n.  A variety of a domestic cat, especially the Siamese, with a bluish-white coat and darker bluish-gray points.
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