margay in English

noun
1
a small South American wild cat with large eyes and a yellowish coat with black spots and stripes.
We had reached Mexico's Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, home to jaguarundis, ocelots, margays , pumas, and jaguars.

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1. The oncilla resembles the margay and the ocelot, but it is smaller, with a slender build and narrower muzzle.

2. It is solitary and territorial, but has been seen to act together and mob a predatory cat, the margay.