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margay

/mahr-gey/US // ˈmɑr geɪ //UK // (ˈmɑːˌɡeɪ) //

边际,边角料,边疆,边疆地区

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small tiger cat, Felis tigrina, of tropical America: now rare.

Examples

  • The animal called the margay is really a kind of small ocelot, and it is sometimes known as the tiger-cat.

  • I should say this was a margay, and it would have proved a cruel foe, not only of our poultry, but also of our sheep and goats.

  • Fritz was engaged in preparing the skin of the margay, with more care than Jack had shown with that of the jackal.

  • When we were ready to set out, Fritz presented each of us with a little case he had made from the skin of the margay.

  • We may see the ocelot skulking through the deep shade, or the margay springing upon its winged prey.