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TIGER CAT [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Any of several Australian predaceous carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Mammifère marsupial carnassier d'Australie, de Tasmanie et de Nouvelle-Guinée, appelé souvent "chat marsupial" mais ressemblant plutôt à une civette.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
OBS

a striped tabby is sometimes called a tiger cat. Most of these cats have gray bodies with black horizontal stripes across the face, and black vertical stripes down the sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
OBS

(...) le chat tigré présente une seule raie dorsale et des tigrures transversales, tandis que le chat annelé porte trois raies dorsales parallèles

Spanish

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