Jaguarundi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Herpailurus yagouaroundi.
  2. 2
    long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat wordnet

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"The jaguarundi appears to be primarily diurnal."

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jaguarundi, from Old Tupi yawaundí.

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