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Noun: bearcat  'behr,kat
  1. Arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
    - binturong, Arctictis bintourong
Noun: bear cat  behr kat
  1. Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
    - lesser panda, red panda, panda, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens

Derived forms: bearcats, bear cats

Type of: civet, civet cat, procyonid

Part of: Ailurus, Arctictis, genus Ailurus, genus Arctictis

Encyclopedia: Bearcat

Bear cat