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ocelot
[ os-uh-lot, oh-suh- ]
/ ˈɒs əˌlɒt, ˈoʊ sə- /
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noun
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
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Origin of ocelot
1765–75; <French, apparently arbitrary shortening of Nahuatl tlālōcēlōtl ocelot, equivalent to tlāl(li) earth, land + ōcēlōtl jaguar
OTHER WORDS FROM ocelot
oc·e·loid, adjectiveWords nearby ocelot
ocellar, ocellated, ocellated turkey, ocellation, ocellus, ocelot, och, oche, ocher, ochlesis, ochlocracy
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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
Word Origin for ocelot
C18: via French from Nahuatl ocelotl jaguar
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