hunting cat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Like mice trying to escape a hunting cat, the escapees rode furiously, eyeing the stage win in the town of 26,000 people.
From US News ● Jul. 17, 2015
The moaning complaint of a giant hunting cat came from somewhere up the river.
From Project Mastodon by Simak, Clifford D.
Tensed like a hunting cat about to pounce, the rod still seemed to have a life of its own.
From The Black Fawn by Kjelgaard, James Arthur
Then a cautious advance of a few steps, setting his feet down softly like a hunting cat, and questioning the air as to the scent he had caught until all doubt vanished.
From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John
In considering the hunting cat, let us call in a credible witness of the effects of domestic cats on the bob white.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
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