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Noun
cat bear (plural cat bears)
- (obsolete) A red panda (Ailurus fulgens).
- Synonym: bear cat
1922, E R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros, London: Jonathan Cape, page 34:Next the Red Foliot called for his Cat-bears, that stood before him foxy-red above but with black bellies, round furry faces, and innocent amber eyes, and soft great paws, and tails barred alternately with ruddy rings and creamy; and he said, “O Cat-bears, dance before us, since dearly we delight in your dancing.”
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