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TIGER CAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tiger cat" is a kind of...):
domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat
Synonyms:
Felis tigrina; tiger cat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("tiger cat" is a kind of...):
wildcat (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)
Holonyms ("tiger cat" is a member of...):
Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)