tilcayo

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UK/tɪlˈkaɪ.əʊ/

noun

Leopardus tilcayo, a small spotted felid, found in the Bolivian Yungas.

OriginSpanish tilcayo ← Aymara kayu →
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Meanings

nountilcayo (plural tilcayos)

plural tilcayos

  1. Leopardus tilcayo, a small spotted felid, found in the Bolivian Yungas.

Origin

  1. Aymaratʼili
  2. Aymarakayu
  3. Spanishtilcayo
  4. Englishtilcayo

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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Translations

Arabic تِلْكايو, تِيلْكايو
  • تِلْكايوLeopardus tilcayo
  • تِيلْكايوLeopardus tilcayo
  • تِّلْكَاي (ttilkāy)Leopardus tilcayo
Dutch tilcayo
  • tilcayoLeopardus tilcayo
Esperanto tilkajo
  • tilkajoLeopardus tilcayo
French tilcayo
  • tilcayoLeopardus tilcayo
Italian tilcaio
  • tilcaioLeopardus tilcayo
Russian тилькайо
  • тилькайо (tilʹkajo)Leopardus tilcayo
Spanish tilcayo
  • tilcayoLeopardus tilcayo
Cite this entry
APA

tilcayo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilcayo

MLA

“tilcayo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilcayo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tilcayo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilcayo.

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