noun
widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor
• Syn: ↑caffer cat, ↑Felis ocreata
• Hypernyms: ↑wildcat
• Member Holonyms: ↑Felis, ↑genus Felis
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noun also caffer cat or caffre catUsage: usually capitalized K or 1st C
: a widely distributed wildcat (Felis ocreata, syn. F. caffra) of Africa and Asia Minor that has a tawny striped coat and is regarded as one of the chief ancestors of domesticated cats
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Kaffir cat,
a wild cat of Africa, with a light brown or yellowish coat, probably an ancestor of the domestic cat, but larger and more powerful.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.