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Asiatic golden cat

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Noun

Asiatic golden cat (plural Asiatic golden cats)

  1. A medium-sized wild cat of southeastern Asia, Catopuma temminckii (synonym Pardofelis temminckii).
    • 1958, The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work:
      The Asiatic golden cat, a1so known as Temminck's cat (Feli: temmmcku), ranges from southem China, Tibet, and the eastern Himalayas over the southeastern portions of continental Asia to Sumatra.

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Synonyms

  • Asian golden cat
  • Temminck's cat