bear cat

Questions about bear cat

What does bear cat mean?

bear cat means "reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas".

What is another word for bear cat?

Close synonyms include lesser panda, red panda, panda, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bear cat a common word?

bear cat is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.