bear·cat

(bâr′kăt′)

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bearcat

(ˈbɛəˌkæt)

(Animals) another name for lesser panda See panda²

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Noun

bearcat - arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair

Arctictis bintourong, binturong

civet, civet cat - cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

Arctictis, genus Arctictis - binturongs

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At a distance, the Bear looks not unlike its namesake, the Grumman Bearcat, a late World War II Navy fighter that's a relative rarity on the warbird circuit, compared to the P51, at least.

Skip Holm's Bear: affordable warbird: even those who can afford real warbirds don't fly them much. The Bear 360 addresses that in an affordable package that any Walter Mitty can actually handle

Whether its the searing sounds of a 'crying in your beer' ballad like, "Just Me and The Blues" or the funky backbeat of songs like, "Up in Here", or even the straight-up blues of the, "Mean Old Memphis Blues" and "Stutz Bearcat" Mudbone delivers the goods, not once, not twice, but every single time!

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