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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbinturong
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bin.tuˈɾoŋ/
"El binturong es un animal solitario y arborícola."
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A long-tailed Old World viverrid mammal, also known as a binturong, that has dark coarse fur and prehensile tail.
"The zoo keeper carefully fed the nocturnal bearcat with a piece of ripe fruit." - 2
A fierce, energetic, or formidable person, especially a woman with a spirited and unyielding temperament.
"She was a real bearcat in the courtroom, winning every complex case she took on."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in American English in the early 20th century, combining 'bear' and 'cat' to describe unusual, fierce, or agile creatures. Originally referring to the binturong, a viverrid mammal native to South and Southeast Asia, the term later expanded in colloquial American slang to denote a fiery, spirited, or formidable person.
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binturong
Transliteration: /bɛ̃.tu.ʁɔ̃/
"Le binturong est un mammifère arboricole d'Asie du Sud-Est."
Binturong
Transliteration: /bɪntuˈʁɔŋ/
"Der Binturong wird auch als Bärkatze bezeichnet."
binturong
Transliteration: /bin.tuˈrɔŋɡ/
"Il binturong è noto anche come gatto orsino."
binturong
Transliteration: /bin.tuˈɾoŋ/
"El binturong es un animal solitario y arborícola."
binturongue
Transliteration: /bĩ.tuˈɾõ.ɡi/
"O binturongue possui uma cauda pré-hensil muito forte."
बिन्तूरोन्ग
Transliteration: bintooroong
"बिन्तूरोन्ग दक्षिण पूर्व एशिया में पाया जाने वाला एक स्तनधारी जीव है।"
熊狸
Transliteration: xióng lí
"熊狸是一种生活在热带雨林中的灵猫科动物。"
빈투롱
Transliteration: binturong
"빈투롱은 곰과 고양이의 특징을 모두 닮은 동물이다."
ビントロング
Transliteration: bintorongu
"ビントロングはジャコウネコ科の動物です。"
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