rooikat

British

/ ˈrɔɪˌkæt /

noun

a South African lynx, Felis caracal

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Etymology

Origin of rooikat

Afrikaans rooi red + kat cat

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He, however, drove them back; he was not going to hunt, but there was always the chance of coming across unwary “vermin”—a jackal perhaps, or a rooikat.

From The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising by Bertram Mitford

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