A medium-small Asian wild cat, Felis marmorata, which has a brownish coat richly marked with dark blotches and stripes, occurring in forests from Nepal to Borneo.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Blyth (1810–1873), zoologist.
Definition of marbled cat in US English:
marbled cat
noun
A medium-small Asian wild cat, Felis marmorata, which has a brownish coat richly marked with dark blotches and stripes, occurring in forests from Nepal to Borneo.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Blyth (1810–1873), zoologist.