Black cat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
    fisher cat; fisher; pekan; Martes pennanti.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher.
Definitions
  1. the fisher. See under Black.

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