native cat

2 definitions found

native cat - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  dasyure \das"y*ure\ (d[a^]s"[i^]*[=u]r), n. [Gr. dasy`s thick,
     shaggy + o'yra` tail: cf. F. dasyure.]
     1. (Zool.) A carnivorous catlike marsupial quadruped of
        Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus, called also
        native cat. There are several species.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. (Zool.) any of several related animals, such as the
        Tasmanian devil; -- called also ursine dasyure.
        [PJC]

native cat - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  native cat
      n 1: carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and
           Tasmania [syn: native cat, Dasyurus viverrinus]