Etymology

tilcayo

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Today it means: Leopardus tilcayo, a small spotted felid, found in the Bolivian Yungas. Full definition →

Spanish tilcayo ← Aymara kayu
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  1. Aymaratʼili
  2. Aymarakayu
  3. Spanishtilcayo
  4. English todaytilcayo

Borrowed from Spanish tilcayo, potentially of Aymara origin. Named in a 2026 article published in Current Biology by Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, Enzo Aliaga-Rossel, et al.

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