jaguarondi

jag·ua·run·di

also jag·ua·ron·di (jăg′wə-rŭn′dē)

n. pl. jag·ua·run·dis also jag·ua·ron·dis

A long-tailed, grayish-brown or reddish wildcat (Puma yagouaroundi) of southern North America and Central and South America. The jaguarundi is sometimes classified in the genus Felis or Herpailurus.

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[Spanish and Portuguese, from Guaraní jaguarundi, yaguarundi, variant of jaguá, yaguar, dog.]

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jaguarondi

(ˌdʒæɡwəˈrɒndɪ) or

jaguarundi

n, pl -dis

(Animals) a feline mammal, Felis yagouaroundi, of Central and South America, with a reddish or grey coat, short legs, and a long tail. See also eyra

[C19: via Portuguese from Tupi]

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jaguarondi - long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat eyra, Felis yagouaroundi, jaguarundi, jaguarundi cat Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

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