bear cat en · NOUN
Meanings
- A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae).
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(US, archaic, slang) An excellent or formidable thing or person.
"Carmen's a bear cat," I says. "If they was all as good as Carmen, I'd go every night."
1916, Ring W. Lardner, “Three Kings and a Pair”, in The Saturday Evening Post:
- Synonym of cat bear (“a red panda”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bear cats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |