noun
1.
a. : any of various wildcats of moderate size and variegated coloration: as
(1) : clouded leopard
(2) : marbled cat
(3) : serval
(4) : ocelot
(5) : margay
b. Australia : native cat ; especially : a large native cat ( Dasyurus maculatus ) with a white-spotted tail that is now largely restricted to Tasmania
2. : a domestic cat with markings suggesting those of a tiger : a striped or sometimes blotched tabby cat