tiger cat

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun Any of various small wild felines, such as the ocelot, margay, or jaguarundi, that resemble the tiger in appearance or behavior.
• noun A domestic cat, especially a tabby, having markings like those of a tiger.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun In Tasmania and parts of Australia, the spotted dasyure, Dasyurus maculatus, a marsupial of carnivorous habits.
• noun 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.
• noun A mongrel or hybrid between the wildcat of Europe (F. catus) and the domestic cat.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat
• noun a cat having a striped coat