margay

English

Leopardus wiedii

Etymology

From Old Tupi marakaîá via Spanish margay, Portuguese maracajá.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡeɪ, -eɪ

Noun

margay (plural margays)

1. Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America..

Synonyms

• (spotted cat): Felis wiedii

Translations

Leopardus wiedii

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長尾虎貓／长尾虎猫 (chángwěi hǔmāo), 长尾虎猫 (chángwěi hǔmāo)

• Dutch: margay (nl)
• French: margay (fr) m, chat-tigre (fr) m, chat sauvage de la Nouvelle Espagne m
• German: Langschwanzkatze f
• Italian: margay m
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• Japanese: マーゲイ (ja) (margay)
• Malay: margay
• Polish: ocelot nadrzewny (pl) m, margaj (pl) m
• Portuguese: gato-maracajá m
• Spanish: gato tigre m, tigrillo m, cunaguaro m, caucel m, maracayá m, margay (es) m
• Swedish: margaykatt c

Anagrams

• Magyar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from or related to Portuguese maracajá, ultimately from Old Tupi marakaîá. Doublet of maracayá.

Noun

margay m (plural margayes)

1. The margay.

Synonyms

• gato tigre, tigrillo, cunaguaro, caucel, maracayá