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