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kuichua

kuichua noun: the margay.

Noun

kuichua

  1. (archaic) The margay.
    • They, no doubt, are very similar, and we know that the Spotted Cats, as the Leopard, the Jaguar, the Ocelots, and the Kuichua of Brazil are very variable; […]1869, John Edward Gray, Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the British Museum, page 26
    • The face of the Kuichua is very short, and the neck long and thin. The very appropriate name, Macrourus, is a compound of two Greek works^([sic]), signifying long-tailed.1870, J. G. Wood, Wood's Animal Kingdom, page 188

Questions about kuichua

What does kuichua mean?
Kuichua means the margay.
What part of speech is kuichua?
Kuichua is a noun.

Words near kuichua in the dictionary

  1. kuhs
  2. Kui
  3. kuia
  4. kuias
  5. Kuiavia
  6. kuichua
  7. kuih
  8. kuih kosui
  9. kuih pie tee
  10. kuih tart
  11. kuih tarts

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