pampas cat

noun

: a small wildcat (Felis pajeros) of Argentina and Patagonia that is yellowish gray with dark bands on the legs and tail and brownish stripes running obliquely from the back to the flanks

Word History

Etymology

pampas from Spanish, plural of pampa

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