mitlan.
/ˈmɪtlə/, U.S. /ˈmɪtlə/ An unidentified mammal said to inhabit forests on the borders of Bolivia and Brazil.
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a1925 P. H. Fawcett Explor. Fawcett (1953) xiv. 173 In the forests [of Bolivia] were various beasts still unfamiliar to zoologists, such as the mitla, which I have seen twice, a black dog-like cat about the size of a fox~hound.
1965 Sun 28 Sept. 3/1 He will spend two months looking for a mitla..in the forests of Rio Abuna.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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