cat bear

Questions about cat bear

What does cat bear mean?

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

What is another word for cat bear?

Close synonyms include lesser panda, red panda, panda, bear cat, 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 cat bear a common word?

cat bear 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.