"bear cat" meaning in All languages combined

See bear cat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bear cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bear cat (plural bear cats)
  1. A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae). Categories (lifeform): Carnivores
    Sense id: en-bear_cat-en-noun-wbZUIrZa Disambiguation of Carnivores: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (US, slang, now rare) An excellent or formidable thing or person. Tags: US, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-bear_cat-en-noun-4BUU-du0 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cat bear

Inflected forms

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