mar·gay (mär g  , mär-g)n. pl. mar·gays A spotted Central and South American wildcat (Felis wiedi) resembling a small, long-tailed ocelot. [French, from Portuguese maracajá, from Tupi.] |
margay [ˈmɑːˌgeɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a feline mammal, Felis wiedi, of Central and South America, having a dark-striped coat
[from French, from Tupi mbaracaiá]
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| Noun | 1. |  margay - small spotted wildcat found from Texas to BrazilFelis, 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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