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jaguarundi

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jag·ua·run·di also jag·ua·ron·di  (jgw-rnd)
n. pl. jag·ua·run·dis also jag·ua·ron·dis
A long-tailed, grayish-brown wildcat (Felis yagouaroundi) of tropical America.
[Spanish and Portuguese, from Guarani jaguarundi, yaguarundi, variant of jaguá, yaguar, dog.]
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Noun1.jaguarundi - long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcatjaguarundi - long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
eyra, Felis yagouaroundi, jaguarondi, 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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