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margay

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ɡeɪ
  • rhymes with -eɪ

1

noun

Meaning 1

Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kuichua, tree ocelot, tiger cat

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: margay cat, Felis wiedi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wildcat

History

Etymology

From Old Tupi marakaîá via Spanish margay, Portuguese maracajá.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 長尾虎貓 /长尾虎猫 (chángwěi hǔmāo) — Leopardus wiedii
  • Dutch: margay — Leopardus wiedii
  • Esperanto: margajo — Leopardus wiedii
  • French: margay — Leopardus wiedii
  • French: chat-tigre — Leopardus wiedii
  • French: chat sauvage de la Nouvelle Espagne — Leopardus wiedii
  • German: Langschwanzkatze — Leopardus wiedii
  • Greek: μάργκεϊ (márgkeï) — Leopardus wiedii
  • Irish: margae — Leopardus wiedii
  • Italian: margay — Leopardus wiedii
  • Japanese: マーゲイ (māgei) — Leopardus wiedii
  • Malay: margay — Leopardus wiedii
  • Maltese: margaj — Leopardus wiedii
  • Polish: ocelot nadrzewny — Leopardus wiedii
  • Polish: margaj — Leopardus wiedii
  • Portuguese: gato-maracajá — Leopardus wiedii
  • Russian: длиннохво́стая ко́шка (dlinnoxvóstaja kóška) — Leopardus wiedii
  • Spanish: gato tigre — Leopardus wiedii
  • Spanish: tigrillo — Leopardus wiedii
  • Spanish: cunaguaro — Leopardus wiedii
  • Spanish: caucel — Leopardus wiedii
  • Spanish: maracayá — Leopardus wiedii
  • Spanish: margay — Leopardus wiedii
  • Swedish: margaykatt — Leopardus wiedii