Margay (Felis tigrina), a species of cat or tiger-cat, a native of the forests of Brazil and Guiana, smaller and less handsome than the ocelot, which in general appearance it much resembles, though its spots are smaller. It is little larger than the domestic cat. It is capable of domestication, and of being made very useful in rat-killing.
Margay
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 40
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