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ocelot
[ os-uh-lot, oh-suh- ]
noun
- a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
ocelot
/ ˈɒsɪˌlɒt; ˈəʊ- /
noun
- a feline mammal, Felis pardalis, inhabiting the forests of Central and South America and having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
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Other Words From
- oce·loid adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ocelot1
1765–75; < French, apparently arbitrary shortening of Nahuatl tlālōcēlōtl ocelot, equivalent to tlāl ( li ) earth, land + ōcēlōtl jaguar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ocelot1
C18: via French from Nahuatl ocelotl jaguar
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Example Sentences
The hounds, who well knew where the ocelot had gone to, were chasing it from tree to tree; but still it continued to elude them.
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Now and then a wolf would approach, or a puma, or ocelot; but a shout would send them to the rightabout.
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I soon reloaded and hurried after Trusty, who was barking round a small oak in which the ocelot had sought shelter.
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The ocelot is found only in forest districts, and is an excellent climber, spending most of its life in the trees.
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The animal called the margay is really a kind of small ocelot, and it is sometimes known as the tiger-cat.
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