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ocelot

[ os-uh-lot, oh-suh- ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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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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

There’s a new ocelot kitten at the Los Angeles Zoo, delighting zookeepers and visitors.

Visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo will soon have the chance to catch a glimpse of a new ocelot kitten, which zoo officials said is almost big enough to enter the animal’s public habitat.

Eventually they spotted ocelots and golden eagles, six different species of rattlesnake and a jaguar.

“It’s not one of our native big cat species, mountain lion, bobcat, ocelot or jaguar. It’s pretty big for a house cat,” Arizona Game and Fish Department spokesman Tom Cadden told The Arizona Republic Wednesday.

Earlier this year, Reuters reported for the first time that scientists were finding mammals, from titi monkeys to ocelots, showing signs of mercury contamination near a Peruvian gold mining hotspot.

From Reuters

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