native cat

noun

1. any of several catlike dasyures of the genus Dasyurus, of Australia and Tasmania: most populations are now rare.

native cat

noun

1. any of various Australian catlike carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus

Word History and Origins

Origin of native cat¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

But at the first mention of the Native Cat nearly every bird, and all the small game, prepared to get away.

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I'm but a funny wild, little, spotted Native Cat, With claws and tail like a squirrel and a nose like a rat.

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They also saw strange birds, as well as the wild or native cat, which has been such a pest ever since in most parts of Australia.

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We saw that the Australian moon-myth of Mityan was of a native cat.

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