tiger cat
Americannoun
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any of several felines, as the ocelot or margay, that resemble the tiger in coloration or ferocity but are smaller.
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a spotted marsupial cat, Dasyurus (Dasyurops ) maculatus.
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a domestic cat having a striped coat resembling that of a tiger.
noun
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a medium-sized feline mammal, Felis tigrina, of Central and South America, having a dark-striped coat
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any similar feline with tiger-like markings, such as the margay
Etymology
Origin of tiger cat
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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The watchful beggar tenderly holding an alert gray tiger cat in his lap has been bestowed with an attribute of clever endurance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
She likes Manhattan's frowsy 14th Street, almost all animals, has a 15-lb. tiger cat more than a yard long which hunts rabbits and eats them warm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last fortnight Professor John Archibald Wheeler, of Princeton University, almost let this monstrous tiger cat out of the bag.
From Time Magazine Archive
Right in the middle of the bed, curled up like a cushion, was a tiger cat with a white bib.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
The cat—a huge tiger cat with gray-green eyes and black stripes along his body—was sitting on his hind legs, switching his tail around his forepaws.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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