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单词 margay
释义

margay

noun

mar·​gay ˈmär-ˌgā How to pronounce margay (audio) mär-ˈgā How to pronounce margay (audio)
: a small American spotted cat (Felis wiedii) resembling the ocelot and ranging from northern Mexico to Argentina

Illustration of margay

Illustration of margay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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. Murray Carpenter, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018 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. National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2016 Curiously, one common observation was that margays mimic the calls of prey species to lure them out. Brian Switek, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2010

Word History

Etymology

French, ultimately from Tupi marakajá

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

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