jaguarondi

jaguarondi

jaguarondi nom masculin (mot tupi) Chat sauvage des forêts d'Amérique tropicale, à la queue aussi longue que le corps.

jaguarondi
n. m. Petit félin de couleur brune (Felis yagouaroundi) d'Amérique tropicale, cour. appelé eyra.

jaguarondi ou jaguarundi [ʒagwaʀɔ̃di] n. m.
ÉTYM. Fin XIXe; mot d'une langue indienne du Brésil, probablt apparenté au tupi jaguara. → Jaguar.
Zool. Mammifère carnivore (Félidés) d'Amérique tropicale, scientifiquement appelé felis eyra, grand chat sauvage à petite tête et à poil roux, aux formes grêles.

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  • Jaguarondi — Ja gua*ron di, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South American wild cat ({Felis jaguarondi}), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Jaguarondi — Puma yagouaroundi …   Wikipédia en Français

  • jaguarondi — noun see jaguarundi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • jaguarondi — n. medium sized tropical wildcat with a long body and long tail (native of Central and South America) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jaguarondi — jag·ua·ron·di …   English syllables

  • jaguarondi — noun long bodied long tailed tropical American wildcat • Syn: ↑jaguarundi, ↑jaguarundi cat, ↑eyra, ↑Felis yagouaroundi • Hypernyms: ↑wildcat • Member Holonyms: ↑Felis, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Felis jaguarondi — Jaguarondi Ja gua*ron di, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South American wild cat ({Felis jaguarondi}), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Herpailurus yagouaroundi — Jaguarondi Jaguarondi …   Wikipédia en Français

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