单词	African wildcat
释义	African wildcat noun : a slender-tailed wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) of Africa and the Middle East that has a usually buff, gray, or brown coat and is typically considered to be the ancestor of the domestic cat Most people seeing an African wildcat would indeed think "pussycat." Stephen Budiansky, Atlantic Monthly, June 2002 A variant of the African wildcat, domestic cats probably first cozied up to humans in Egypt several thousand years ago. They populated the globe by riding the coattails of trade and empire. Bruce Barcott, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2007 Word History First Known Use 1853, in the meaning defined above
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