tiger cat

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Any of various small wild felines, such as the ocelot, margay, or jaguarundi, that resemble the tiger in appearance or behavior.
2. n. A domestic cat, especially a tabby, having markings like those of a tiger.
3. n. A spotted dasyure (Dasyurus maculatus), the largest carnivorous marsupial in Australia.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. In Tasmania and parts of Australia, the spotted dasyure, Dasyurus maculatus, a marsupial of carnivorous habits.
2. n. One of several streaked or spotted cats of the family Felidæ and genus Felis: so called from their resemblance to the tiger in markings or in ferocity, though they are all much smaller, and range down to the size of a large house-cat. These cats are numerous in both hemispheres, and the name has no specific meaning without a qualifying term. The clouded tiger-cat, F. macroscelis, of the East Indies is perhaps the largest and handsomest. The American ocelot is a tiger-cat, and others have their distinctive names, as chati, serval, and margay. See these words, and cuts under serval and ocelot.
3. n. A mongrel or hybrid between the wildcat of Europe (F. catus) and the domestic cat.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Zoöl.) any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger.

WordNet 3.0

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