gato-do-mato

Portuguese

gato-do-mato (jaguatirica)

Etymology

Literally, “cat of the jungle”.

Noun

gato-do-mato m (plural gatos-do-mato)

(Brazil) any species of the genus Leopardus

Hyponyms

(genus): Leopardus braccatus (gato-palheiro-do-pantanal), Leopardus colocolo (gato-palheiro), Leopardus geoffroyi (gato-do-mato-grande), Leopardus guigna (gato-chileno), Leopardus jacobitus (gato-andino), Leopardus pajeros (gato-dos-pampas; gato-palheiro), Leopardus pardalis (jaguatirica), Leopardus tigrinus (gato-do-mato-pequeno), Leopardus wiedii (gato-maracajá)

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