[bair-kat] 
| 1. | Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness. |
| 2. | binturong. |
| 3. | a panda, Ailurus fulgens. |
[bin-too
r-awng, -ong] | an arboreal civet, Arctictis binturong, of Asia, having a long, prehensile tail. |
| bear·cat (bâr'kāt') n. See binturong. |
| bin·tu·rong (bĭn-tŏŏr'ông, -ŏng) n. A civet (Arctictis binturong) of southeast Asia with a long prehensile tail. Also called bearcat. [Malay benturong, binturong.] |