- Dark-spotted big cat - Feline mammal - Jungle cat - Large feline mammal - Large wild cat - Spotted feline - A large and powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging
from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with
large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or
two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the
American tiger.