How to Use tiger cat in a Sentence

tiger cat

noun
  • The study found that tiger cats are in fact five genetically distinct species.
    — CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The cat, called Tilcayo by local communities, is part of a group called tiger cats found across much ​of South America.
    — CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The new species, Leopardus tilcayo, is a type of tiger cat, a group of small felines in the genus Leopardus that are native to South America.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The result is a kind of dream memoir, including subtle elements of magic realism, chiefly in the form of a wise and mysterious tiger cat who leads Marina to truths no human can help her find.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026
  • In a paper published on Thursday in Current Biology, the researchers identify five distinct species of tiger cats in South America, including the tilcayo.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

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