"ailuromorphic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From ailuro- + -morphic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ailuro|morphic}} ailuro- + -morphic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ailuromorphic (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Having the form of a cat; cat-shaped. Tags: not-comparable, rare Related terms: anthropomorphic, theriomorphic Translations (having the form of a cat): ailuromorph (German)

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          "ref": "2009 September 23, Dearbhail McDonald, “Tycoon could now prove he has as many lives as a cat”, in Irish Independent",
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