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mar•gay
(mär′gā),USA pronunciation n.
- Mammalsa small tiger cat, Felis tigrina, of tropical America: now rare.
- Tupi marakaya
- Portuguese maracajá
- French (Buffon), alteration of margaia
- 1775–85
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