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spokescat

English

Etymology

By analogy to spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, etc., with cat.

Noun

spokescat (plural spokescats)

  1. (neologism) A feline mascot.
    • 2005 Alexandra Powe Allred - Cats' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Mysterious Mousers, Talented Tabbies ... p.174
      Superstar Arthur was the spokescat for a large cat food manufacturer until the cat food company decided to have Arthur's teeth removed.

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spokesbear

English

Etymology

Blend of spokesman +? bear

Noun

spokesbear (plural spokesbears)

  1. A bear mascot who gives speeches or advice.
    • 1994, Can this Man Save Our Forests? (in Popular Science, volume 244, number 6, June 1994, page 81)
      Not long ago, most people associated the Forest Service with its benevolent spokesbear, Smokey.
    • 2002, Wes Platt, Otherspace: The 2001 Yearbook (page 531)
      The spokesbear for the government answered questions for the remainder of the conference.

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  • spokescat
  • spokesdog

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