felis tigrina

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Felis tigrina
    n 1: medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America
         having a dark-striped coat [syn: {tiger cat}, {Felis
         tigrina}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Margay \Mar"gay\, margay cat \margay cat\, n. (Zool.)
   A small American wild cat ({Felis wiedi} syn. {Felis
   tigrina}), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with
   black. Called also {long-tailed cat}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tigrine \Ti"grine\, a. [L. tigrinus, fr. tigris a tiger.]
   1. Of or pertaining to a tiger; like a tiger.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) Resembling the tiger in color; as, the tigrine cat
      ({Felis tigrina}) of South America.
      [1913 Webster]

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