'native cat' definitions:

Definition of 'native cat'

From: WordNet
noun
Carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania [syn: native cat, Dasyurus viverrinus]

Definition of 'native cat'

From: GCIDE
  • dasyure \das"y*ure\ (d[a^]s"[i^]*[=u]r), n. [Gr. dasy`s thick, shaggy + o'yra` tail: cf. F. dasyure.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A carnivorous catlike marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus, called also native cat. There are several species. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 2. (Zool.) any of several related animals, such as the Tasmanian devil; -- called also ursine dasyure. [PJC]