margayn.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːɡeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑrˌɡeɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French margay.

Etymology: < French margay (Buffon, 1765), earlier Middle French, French †margaia (Thevet, 1575) < Tupi mbaraka'ya cat ( > Portuguese maracajá (1587)).

A small wild cat, Felis wiedii, which has large eyes and a yellowish coat with black spots and stripes, found in Central and South American forests.

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margay1775

pampas cat1827

marbled cat1840

golden cat1871

leopard cat1884

1775 W. Kenrick et al. tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Animals, Veg., & Minerals III. 339 The margay is much smaller than the ocelot.

1838 W. P. Hunter tr. F. de Azara Nat. Hist. Quadrupeds of Paraguay 239 Buffon describes a margay, which name, after Abbeville, he derives from..maragaya, the appellation he supposes to be given to it in Brazil.

1859 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 185 The Margay is a very handsome example of the Tiger Cats.

1955 Sci. News Let. 30 July 78/2 The southwestern states, bordering on Mexico, have four exotic big cats—ocelots, jaguars, margays, and jaguarundis or eyras.

1991 New Scientist 10 Aug. 46/4 The arboreal margay with its incredibly flexible ankle joints runs head first down the tree trunk as well as up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	margay
释义	margayn. Brit. /ˈmɑːɡeɪ/, U.S. /ˈmɑrˌɡeɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French margay. Etymology: < French margay (Buffon, 1765), earlier Middle French, French †margaia (Thevet, 1575) < Tupi mbaraka'ya cat ( > Portuguese maracajá (1587)). A small wild cat, Felis wiedii, which has large eyes and a yellowish coat with black spots and stripes, found in Central and South American forests. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Felis > other types of margay1775 pampas cat1827 marbled cat1840 golden cat1871 leopard cat1884 1775 W. Kenrick et al. tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Animals, Veg., & Minerals III. 339 The margay is much smaller than the ocelot. 1838 W. P. Hunter tr. F. de Azara Nat. Hist. Quadrupeds of Paraguay 239 Buffon describes a margay, which name, after Abbeville, he derives from..maragaya, the appellation he supposes to be given to it in Brazil. 1859 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 185 The Margay is a very handsome example of the Tiger Cats. 1955 Sci. News Let. 30 July 78/2 The southwestern states, bordering on Mexico, have four exotic big cats—ocelots, jaguars, margays, and jaguarundis or eyras. 1991 New Scientist 10 Aug. 46/4 The arboreal margay with its incredibly flexible ankle joints runs head first down the tree trunk as well as up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1775
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