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Definition of Margay
1. Noun. Small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil.
Group relationships: Felis, Genus Felis
Generic synonyms: Wildcat
Definition of Margay
1. n. An American wild cat (Felis tigrina), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also long-tailed cat.
Definition of Margay
1. Noun. A spotted cat native to Central and South America. Scientific name: ''Leopardus wiedii''. In the past this species was in the genus ''Felis'', therefore its old scientific name, not in use anymore, was ''Felis wiedii''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Margay
1. a small American wildcat [n -GAYS]
Medical Definition of Margay
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Margay
Literary usage of Margay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The great source of prosperity is the visitors in summer, who occasionally number,
it is said, 100000. margay. See OCELOT. MARGRAVE. See MARQUIS. ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1919)
"margay tigrina tigrina (Schreber) 356 2. margay ... margay tigrina vigens (Thomas)
357 4. margay ..."
3. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (1810)
"THE margay Is about the size of the common cat, of a bright lawny . colour, the
face is stripped downward with black, the body is marked with stripes and ..."
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