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plural catloaves
(slang) The loaflike form of a domestic cat in which it sits with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body. quotations
And Gary never got to see him do the full catloaf, where he curled up face-down so that all that stuck out were the tips of his ears. I never got a picture of that, either.
1999, Ailsa N Murphy, “RIP, Silver-The-Cat”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet)
One must often attend to the tail and ensure it remains tucked and not become flippant, so as to maintain a catloaf of presentable form.
2004, Franz Bestuchev, “catloaf”, in alt.support.depression (Usenet)
"Catloaf" position with paws and tail tucked under the body: "Please do not disturb!"
2009, Brigitte Eilert-Overbeck, Cats, page 47