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Meaning of "tiger cat" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TIGER CAT

tiger cat


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGER CAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tiger cat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TIGER CAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Oncilla

The oncilla, also known as the little spotted cat, tigrillo, or tiger cat, is a small spotted cat native to montane and tropical rainforests of Central and South America. It is active during the night and in twilight, but has also been recorded during the day. The oncilla is a close relative of the ocelot and the margay, and has a rich ochre coat, spotted with black rosettes.

Definition of tiger cat in the English dictionary

The definition of tiger cat in the dictionary is a medium-sized feline mammal, Felis tigrina, of Central and South America, having a dark-striped coat. Other definition of tiger cat is any similar feline with tiger-like markings, such as the margay.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGER CAT

tiger · Tiger balm · tiger beetle · tiger economy · tiger kidnapping · tiger lily · tiger market · tiger moth · tiger mother · tiger prawn · tiger shark · tiger snake · tiger team · tiger-like · tiger´s-eye · tigereye · tigerish · tigerishly · tigerishness · tigerism

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGER CAT

Abyssinian cat · alley cat · bell the cat · big cat · Burmese cat · Cheshire cat · domestic cat · fat cat · Himalayan cat · Manx cat · mountain cat · Norwegian forest cat · Persian cat · ring-tailed cat · Siamese cat · Siberian forest cat · tabby cat · top cat · tortoiseshell cat · white cat

Synonyms and antonyms of tiger cat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tiger cat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGER CAT

Find out the translation of tiger cat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tiger cat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tiger cat» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

虎猫
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

tiger cat
570 millions of speakers
en

English

tiger cat
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बाघ बिल्ली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القط النمر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

тигр кошка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

tigre gato
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাঘের বিড়াল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tigre chat
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kucing harimau
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Tigerkatze
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

トラ猫
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

호랑이 고양이
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kucing macan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mèo rừng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புலி பூனை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वाघ मांजर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kaplan kedisi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tiger cat
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Tiger Cat
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

тигр кішка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

tigru pisică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τίγρη γάτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tiger kat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tigerkatt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiger katt
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tiger cat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGER CAT»

Discover the use of tiger cat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tiger cat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Last Tasmanian Tiger: The History and Extinction of the ...
Secondly, given that there were already two species of medium-sized Tasmanian marsiipi-carnivores - the tiger cat, or quoll (Dasyunu maculatus) and the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus hanisii) - that by their own size constraints specialised in ...
Robert Paddle, 2002
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The New Chinese Astrology
With a Tiger/ Cat union, it's the Tiger who's doing the silent shrieking. What about the convenience, then? The Cat usually has the money, and the Tiger, who married the Cat for the loot, is busy with the nervous breakdown. On the surface, this ...
Suzanne White, 1996
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The Journal of American Folk-lore
One time the Indian shot a Tiger-Cat. Then the Tiger-Cat went to the Bear, and said, "You do not know how an Indian can knock you over." — "I should like to see the creature that can knock me over," said Bear. "He can do it, all right," said  ...
‎1917
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Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula: pt. 3. Religion. pt. 4. ...
Tiger-cat (Mai. rimau akar) nyah awe, Pang. U. Aring. Leopard or panther (Mai. rimau kumbang ) : nyah beltek, Pang. U. A ring ; B 233. (b) Tiger: ja'-aV; jo'6', Pang. Belimb. ; jo' ? (tscho), Sak. Martin ; juho' (djou-hok), Sbm. [? cf. Chr&te jau].
Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden, 1906
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The Dog I Didn't Want: Memoirs and a Biblical Look at the ...
down next to me, Tiger Cat nonchalantly looked her way, and then... he became still as stone. My. My. No leash. Surprise, Surprise! Tiger Cat finally realized his dilemma. As he nervously looked around, it was easy to guess what was going ...
David Bruce Garrett, 2009
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Riding the Tiger: Tiger Conservation in Human-dominated ...
Bougy, Switzerland, IUCN Cat Specialist Group. Jackson, P. (1993b). Tiger conservation moves again to centre stage. Cat News, 18, 2-3. Bougy, Switzerland , IUCN Cat Specialist Group. Jackson, P. (1995). Plight of the tiger. Cat News, 22, 2-3.
John Seidensticker, Peter Jackson, Sarah Christie, 1999
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat: 101 ...
Quickly realizing he was on to a good thing, the tiger cat soon started hanging out full time in our backyard. As he plumped out, he lost his sense of fear and gained a name. He went from “that tiger cat” to “Tiger Cat” and finally, “Tiger.
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, 2011
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The Coco Loco Tiger of the Mountain
This endangered tiger is called the “Tiger Cat.” It is double the size of a house cat and looks more like a leopard. Because of the spots which cover his body, his second name is “Little Spotted Cat.” Don't let his size fool you, though. This tiger ...
Richard and Diana Alvarez
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
B6-HD9429.862] BT Wildlife products industry Tiger cat (Fighter plane) USE Tigercat (Fighter plane) Tiger cat (Marsupial) USE Spotted-tailed quoll Tiger cubs (May Subd Geog) UF Baby tigers Cubs, Tiger Tiger whelps Ti gers—Infancy Whelps ...
Library of Congress, 2006
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Fire of the Raging Dragon
Tiger Cat Two. Tiger Cat Leader. Roger that.” Lieutenant Tan Zongliang put his jet into a large swooping bank to get a better look at the naval armada. Off to the right, about one thousand yards, Tan saw the six warships steaming in a diamond ...
Don Brown, 2012

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGER CAT»

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CFL Pre-season: Tiger Cats beat Blue Bombers
Justin Medlock booted four field goals and Zach Collaros passed for 183 yards and one touchdown as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Winnipeg Blue ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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