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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of native cat1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

But when you’re trying to nab Washington’s most endangered native cat, a little stink is the least of your challenges.

Conservation groups in Scotland are working to have feral cats neutered so that they will not further dilute the rarer breed, which is the United Kingdom’s last native cat.

Eastern quolls are marsupials about the size of a small domestic cat, which is why they're also sometimes called the "native cat."

Being an alien, Bowie has to insert lenses over his native cat eyes — y'know, other atmospheres and all that — to appear human.

And yet, while many logged forests have been hard-hit ecologically, they still show pockets of remarkable biodiversity, including all five of the native cat species.

From Nature

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