BEAR CAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bear cat mean? 

• BEAR CAT (noun)
  The noun BEAR CAT has 1 sense:

1. reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas

  Familiarity information: BEAR CAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEAR CAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ailurus fulgens; bear cat; cat bear; lesser panda; panda; red panda

Hypernyms ("bear cat" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("bear cat" is a member of...):

Ailurus; genus Ailurus (lesser pandas)