DCHP-3

wood cat

Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the pine marten, Martes americana.

See: marten(def. 1)

Quotations

1768-82
The country everywhere abounds with wild animals, particularly bears . . . wood cats. . . .
1907
We received a visit from Micky John and a little boy of nine . . . who were on their way to Sambadesta (St. John's Lake), where they meant to spend the fall trapping "wood-cats."