rooikat
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of rooikat
Afrikaans rooi red + kat cat
Example Sentences
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The pair were part of the same four-man crew, in charge of a Rooikat armoured car.
From BBC
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 Project Gutenberg
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