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mar·gay (mär′gā′)

noun

a small ocelot (Leopardus wiedii) of Central and South America

Etymology: Fr < Port maracajá < Brazilian (Tupí) name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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