TIGER CAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tiger cat mean? 

• TIGER CAT (noun)
  The noun TIGER CAT has 2 senses:

1. medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat

2. a cat having a striped coat

  Familiarity information: TIGER CAT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIGER CAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Felis tigrina; tiger cat

Hypernyms ("tiger cat" is a kind of...):

wildcat (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)

Holonyms ("tiger cat" is a member of...):

Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cat having a striped coat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tiger cat" is a kind of...):

domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)