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# bearcat

«bearcat» in Mova's school dictionary: **The binturong, a furry animal from the forests of South…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a bearcat, bearcats)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The binturong, a furry animal from the forests of South and Southeast Asia with a long tail it can grip with; it is neither a bear nor a cat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#m1)

2) (sometimes) Another name for the red panda. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#m2)

3) (US, old informal) A strong, fierce or very lively person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and zoo visits the bearcat is a good example that animal names can mislead: it is related to civets. Bearcats are said to smell like buttered popcorn. Some US sports teams are called the Bearcats.

### examples

- The bearcat curled its long tail around the branch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#x1)
- A bearcat smells a bit like popcorn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#x2)
- We saw a bearcat sleeping at the zoo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#x3)
- Despite its name, a bearcat is not a bear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#x4)
- The Cincinnati Bearcats won the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#x5)
- Bearcats eat fruit and small animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/#x6)

### note

Countable: bearcats. Trap: the name does not mean it is a bear or a cat. Its proper name is binturong.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bearcat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.