flat-headed cat

English

noun
Definitions
  • Prionailurus planiceps, a small wild cat patchily distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.

Etymology

Compound from English flat (apartment, dwelling, flatten, make flat) + English headed (having a head)+ English cat (former derogatory term for a person).

Origin

English

cat

Gloss

former derogatory term for a person

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