- margay
- noun Etymology: French, ultimately from Tupi marakajá Date: 1781 a small American spotted cat (Felis wiedii) resembling the ocelot and ranging from northern Mexico to Argentina
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margay — [ margɛ ] n. m. • 1575; du tupi maracaja ♦ Chat sauvage (félidés) de l Amérique centrale et méridionale, à la robe tachetée, appelé aussi chat tigre. Des margays. ● margay nom masculin (tupi maracayá, chat tigre) Chat sauvage arboricole des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Margay — Mar gay, margay cat margay cat, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small American wild cat ({Felis wiedi} syn. {Felis tigrina}), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also {long tailed cat}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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margay — [mär′gā΄] n. [Fr < Port maracajá < Brazilian (Tupí) name] a small ocelot (Leopardus wiedii) of Central and South America … English World dictionary
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margay — /mahr gay/, n. a small tiger cat, Felis tigrina, of tropical America: now rare. [1775 85; < F (Buffon), alter. of margaia < Pg maracajá < Tupi marakaya] * * * ▪ mammal also called tiger cat or tigrillo small cat (family Felidae (feline))… … Universalium
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margay cat — Margay Mar gay, margay cat margay cat, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small American wild cat ({Felis wiedi} syn. {Felis tigrina}), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also {long tailed cat}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
