margay

mar·gay

M0106300 (mär′gā′, mär-gā′)n. pl. mar·gays A spotted Central and South American wildcat (Leopardus wiedii) resembling a small, long-tailed ocelot.

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[French, from Portuguese maracajá, from Tupí.]

margay

(ˈmɑːˌɡeɪ) n (Animals) a feline mammal, Felis wiedi, of Central and South America, having a dark-striped coat[C18: from French, from Tupi mbaracaiá]

mar•gay

(ˈmɑr geɪ)

n. a small spotted cat, Felis wiedii, of the southwestern U.S. and tropical America. [1775–85; < French < Tupi marakaya]

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margay - small spotted wildcat found from Texas to BrazilFelis wiedi, margay catFelis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcatswildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild