Main Entry:

jag·ua·run·di

Pronunciation:

\ˌzha-gwə-ˈrən-dē, ˌja-\

Variant(s):

also jag·ua·ron·di \-rän-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

American Spanish, from Old Guarani yaguarundi; akin to Tupi jawarundi̵ jaguarundi

Date:

circa 1885

: a slender long-tailed short-legged black, gray, or reddish wildcat (Felis yagouaroundi) chiefly of Central and South America