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Colocolo
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Colˊo-co′lo
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A South American wild cat (
Felis colocolo
), of the size of the ocelot. Definition 2024
colocolo
colocolo
English
Noun
colocolo (plural colocolos)
- Leopardus colocolo, a small striped cat native to the western central South America
Translations
Leopardus colocolo
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish colocolo (“colocolo cat, rarely also refers to the monito del monte”), from Mapudungun Colo Colo (“a creature in Mapuche mythology”).
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.lo.ˈkɔ.lo/
Noun
colocolo m (plural colocolos)
Synonyms
- (cat) gato-palheiro