felis tigrina

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coatSynonyms: tiger cat Felis tigrina

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]