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margay

[ mahr-gey ]

noun

  1. a small tiger cat, Felis tigrina, of tropical America: now rare.


margay

/ ˈ³¾É‘Ëˌɡ±ðɪ /

noun

  1. a feline mammal, Felis wiedi, of Central and South America, having a dark-striped coat
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of margay1

1775–85; < French (Buffon), alteration of margaia < Portuguese ³¾²¹°ù²¹³¦²¹Âáá < Tupi marakaya
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of margay1

C18: from French, from Tupi ³¾²ú²¹°ù²¹³¦²¹¾±Ã¡
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Rusby Contreras-Díaz was scrolling through a biodiversity database, looking at places where people had spotted margays and jaguars, when she noticed something odd: Every location had an uncertainty of 30 kilometers.

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Scientists are trying to learn more about the diverse and unique environment, where jaguars and margays roam the savanna and jungles, and river dolphins swim in the Guayabero River.

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Scientists are trying to learn more about the diverse and unique environment, where jaguars and margays roam the savannah and jungles, and river dolphins swim in the Guayabero River.

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The predatory lineup includes the jaguar, the mountain lion, the ocelot, the Canada lynx and the margay, as well as domesticated cats like the Siamese and the Sphynx.

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An entire row of shelves 50 feet long and 10 feet high is dedicated to the hides and mounted heads of big cats—cheetahs, tigers, jaguars, margays, ocelots, leopards.

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