felis tigrina

3 definitions found

felis tigrina - 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.
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  Tigrine \Ti"grine\, a. [L. tigrinus, fr. tigris a tiger.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a tiger; like a tiger.
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     2. (Zool.) Resembling the tiger in color; as, the tigrine cat
        (Felis tigrina) of South America.
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felis tigrina - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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