jaguarundi

See also: Jaguarundi

English

Wikipedia

Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli

Alternative forms

• jaguarondi (uncommon), yaguarondi (very rare), yagouarondi (very rare), yagouaroundi

Etymology

Ultimately from Guaraní jaguarundy or Old Tupi.

Noun

jaguarundi ‎(plural jaguarundis)

1. A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Puma yagouaroundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi or Felis yagouaroundi.

Translations

wild cat

• Finnish: jaguarundi
• French: jaguarondi (fr) m
• German: Jaguarundi (de) m, Wieselkatze f
• Portuguese: jaguarundi m, gato-mourisco m
• Russian: ягуару́нди f ‎(jaguarúndi)

• Spanish: yaguarundí m, auje puma m (Peru), gato gris m (Bolivia), gato moro m (Argentina), gato pardo m (Colombia), gato zonto m (El Salvador), güirito m (Northwestern Venezuela, specifically State of Falcon), león breñero m (Costa Rica), leoncillo m (Mexico, Nicaragua), onza f (Venezuela), tigrillo congo m (Panama)
• Welsh: jagwarwndi m

See also

• jaguar

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Portuguese

jaguarundi

Etymology

From Guaraní or Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˌɡwa.ɾũ.ˈdʒi/

Noun

jaguarundi m (plural jaguarundis)

1. jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)

Synonyms

• gato-mourisco