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Geoffroy|ʒɔfrwa| [tr. Felis geoffroyi (D'Orbigny & Gervais 1844, in Extr. Proc.-Verb. Soc. Philomathique Paris 40), f. the name of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) or his son Isidore (1805–1861), both French zoologists.] Geoffroy's cat: a South American species of cat, Felis geoffroyi.
1870Proc. Zool. Soc. liii. 796 A fine specimen of Geoffroy's Cat (Felis geoffroii),..obtained from Paraguay. 1906Westm. Gaz. 30 Apr. 4/3 A nice example of Geoffroy's Cat may now be seen in the Small Mammals' House at the Zoo. 1961G. Durrell Whispering Land (1965) v. 124 It was a baby Geoffroy's cat, a small species of wild cat which is getting increasingly rare in South America. Its basic colouring was a pale fawny yellow, and it was dappled all over with neat, dark brown spots. |