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Definition of Jaguarundi
1. Noun. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
Group relationships: Felis, Genus Felis
Generic synonyms: Wildcat
Definition of Jaguarundi
1. Noun. A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat. Scientific name: ''Herpailurus yagouaroundi'' or ''Felis yagouaroundi''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jaguarundi
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jaguarundi
Literary usage of Jaguarundi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"He is called the jaguarundi Cat or Eyra. Sometimes he is dressed in dull gray
and sometimes in rusty red. His body is shaped more like that of Little Joe ..."
2. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"each big cat requires a forested area of 100 square miles - they are vulnerable
to extinction in Central America. The jaguarundi (/eon ..."
3. Adventure Guide to Yucatan, Cancun and Cozumel by Bruce Concord, June Concord (2003)
"The four species native to the peninsula are the jaguar, jaguarundi, ocelot and the
... The jaguarundi is the smallest cat. It comes in a variety colors, ..."
4. Yucatan by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2005)
"The jaguarundi is the smallest cat. It comes in a variety colors, ranging from
brown to gray. The low-slung body of the jaguarundi is like that of a weasel, ..."
5. Readers' Theater, Grade 2 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Evan-Moor (DST), Ginny Hall, Don Robison (2003)
"jaguarundi: (quietly) I will go to the palm tree on the cliff to wait for Capybara.
Yum! ... jaguarundi: Show us, Capybara. Show us how fast you can run. ..."
6. Ecosystem Matters: Activity and Resource Guide for Environmental Educators by Mary Adams (1995)
"Unlike most wild cats, the jaguarundi actively hunts for its meals (usually
rodents) during ... The jaguarundi abandons its solitary existence only to mate. ..."
7. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"... jaguarundi (F. jaguarundi), which is not much larger tha i the long-tailed,
striped, and spotted Margay, or Tiger-cat, i All these smaller species ..."
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