"hellcat" meaning in English

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          "roman": "veštica",
          "sense": "A witch",
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          "word": "вещица"
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          "sense": "A witch",
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        "A spiteful and violent person, especially a woman."
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          "text": "The hellfire abilities were reserved for special kinds of demons. Hellcats, demon princes, and—you guessed it—hellhounds. / Of the three, Vanessa would prefer to not deal with the hellhounds. Unlike hellcats and demon princes, they had the worst attitude, and they usually traveled in small groupings.",
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          "text": "The Scourge was still a new concept to Logan, but hey, hellhounds and hellcats had to come from somewhere. / “Okay, so what does the ritual entail?” Esme asked. “If you need stuff for it, I’ve probably got it.” / “We’re going to need a Seal of Solomon drawn in blood,” Ceri said.",
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          "ref": "2021, Angela Roquet, Life After Death (Return to Limbo City: A Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc. Spin-Off; 1), Violent Siren Press",
          "text": "“These hellcats…they’re not the cute, fluffy kind that Caim and Seth played fetch with. They’e bigger and louder. Like dragons with lion heads.” / That was the second mention of hellcats that looked like lions.",
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        "(fantasy) A demonic cat of hell."
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      "roman": "veštica",
      "sense": "A witch",
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      "word": "вещица"
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      "sense": "A witch",
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      "roman": "furija",
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