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margay [mahr-gey] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a small tiger cat, Felis tigrina, of tropical America: now rare.
Origin of margay 1775–85; French (Buffon), alteration of margaia Portuguese maracajá Tupi marakaya Examples from the Web for margay Historical Examples of margay
We may see the ocelot skulking through the deep shade, or the margay springing upon its winged prey.
Mayne Reid
Fritz presented us each with a neat case of margay skin to hang at our girdles.
Johann David Wyss
I should say this was a margay, and it would have proved a cruel foe, not only of our poultry, but also of our sheep and goats.
Johann David Wyss
The animal called the margay is really a kind of small ocelot, and it is sometimes known as the tiger-cat.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History
Theodore Wood
Fritz was engaged in preparing the skin of the margay, with more care than Jack had shown with that of the jackal.
The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island
Johann David Wyss
British Dictionary definitions for margay margay noun
- a feline mammal, Felis wiedi, of Central and South America, having a dark-striped coat
Word Origin for margay C18: from French, from Tupi mbaracaiá