tiger cat

noun

An oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus).

Similar
Felis tigrina
First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nountiger cat (plural tiger cats)

plural tiger cats

  1. Any of several species of felids:
    1. An oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus).
    2. A margay (Leopardus wiedii).
    3. An ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).
    4. A serval (Leptailurus serval).
  2. AustraliaA tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus).First known use 19th c.

    A capacious room […] slowly appeared around me, large enough to accommodate perhaps twenty people, though presently home only to two potaroos & one tiger cat which had scampered out after I entered.

    2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 392
  3. Canadianball gamesA member of the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats (rendered as Tiger-Cat).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmedium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat

Similar
Felis tigrina
Broader
wildcat
Also see
margaytiger quoll

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

tiger cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20cat

MLA

“tiger cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiger cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20cat.

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