margays
margays is the plural of margay.
Meaning of margay
Noun
margay (plural margays)
- Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America.
- In Costa Rica margays were once widely distributed in dense forest from the coastal lowlands to about 3,000 meters elevation in the interior mountains.2002, Mel Sunquist, Fiona Sunquist, Wild Cats of the World, University of Chicago Press, page 137
- Synonyms:
- kuichua, tree ocelot, tiger cat
Questions about margays
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- Margays is the plural of margay.
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