"stink-cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stink-cats [plural]
Etymology: From stink + cat, probably a calque of German Stinkkatze. Etymology templates: {{com|en|stink|cat}} stink + cat, {{calque|en|de|Stinkkatze|nocap=1}} calque of German Stinkkatze Head templates: {{en-noun}} stink-cat (plural stink-cats)
  1. (uncommon, US) A skunk Tags: US, uncommon
    Sense id: en-stink-cat-en-noun-LG2FoYdi Categories (other): American English
  2. A civet cat. Categories (lifeform): Mephitids
    Sense id: en-stink-cat-en-noun-EADMft0A Disambiguation of Mephitids: 6 89 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 73 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 85 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 87 6
  3. (US) An odious or contemptible person. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-stink-cat-en-noun-8iBXxatR Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stinkcat

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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