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Definition of Cryptoprocta ferox
1. Noun. Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptoprocta Ferox
Literary usage of Cryptoprocta ferox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antananarvio Annual and Madagascar Magazine (1893)
"The cryptoprocta ferox or Fosa. — "Two specimens of that rare creature, the Tree
Lion ... or cryptoprocta ferox, is the only genus of the fam'ily Crypto- ..."
2. The English Cyclopaediaby Charles Knight by Charles Knight (1867)
"... toes nearly equal and rather longer than the second and fifth ; thumb considerably
shorter. (.'. ferox is a native of Madagascar. cryptoprocta ferox. ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"This extensive hollow is uninhabited except by the wild boar-fusa (Cryptoprocta
ferox), several species of ..."
4. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"The cryptoprocta ferox, a small and graceful cat-like animal, peculiar to
Madagascar, was formerly classed among the Viver- ridse, but is now considered by ..."
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