"tiger cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tiger cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiger cat (plural tiger cats)
  1. Leopardus tigrinus (oncilla).
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  2. A margay.
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  3. An ocelot.
    Sense id: en-tiger_cat-en-noun-byYr2W8D
  4. A serval.
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  5. (Australia) The tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Felids, Marsupials
    Sense id: en-tiger_cat-en-noun--KfH76Uo Disambiguation of Felids: 10 15 15 15 31 15 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 10 13 13 13 36 17 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 13 13 13 32 18
  6. (Canadian football) A member of the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats (rendered as Tiger-Cat). Tags: Canadian Categories (topical): Canadian football
    Sense id: en-tiger_cat-en-noun-LpKnEh-N Topics: ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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