jaguarundi

See also: Jaguarundi

English

Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli

Alternative forms

jaguarondi (uncommon), yaguarondi (very rare), yagouarondi (very rare), yagouaroundi

Etymology

Ultimately from Guaraní jaguarundy or Old Tupi.^[1]

Noun

jaguarundi (plural jaguarundis)

A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Puma yagouaroundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi or Felis yagouaroundi.

Translations

wild cat

Finnish: jaguarundi
French: jaguarondi (fr) m
German: Jaguarundi (de) m, Wieselkatze f
Portuguese: jaguarundi m, gato-mourisco m

Russian: ягуару́нди f (jaguarúndi)
Spanish: yaguarundí m, auje puma m (Peru), gato gris m (Bolivia), gato moro m (Argentina), gato pardo m (Colombia), gato zonto m (El Salvador), güirito m (Northwestern Venezuela, specifically State of Falcon), león breñero m (Costa Rica), león miquero m (Costa Rica), leoncillo m (Mexico, Nicaragua), onza f (Venezuela), tigrillo congo m (Panama), tigre miquero m (Honduras)
Welsh: jagwarwndi m

See also

jaguar

References

↑ “jaguarundi” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Portuguese

jaguarundi

Etymology

From Guaraní or Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˌɡwa.ɾũ.ˈdʒi/

Noun

jaguarundi m (plural jaguarundis)

jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)

Synonyms

gato-mourisco

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