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for Felis tigrina
From The 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Felis tigrina
n 1: medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America
having a dark-striped coat [syn: tiger cat, Felis
tigrina]
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