ocelot


oce·lot

noun \ˈä-sə-ˌlät, ˈō-\

Definition of OCELOT

: a medium-sized American wildcat (Felis pardalis) that ranges from Texas to northern Argentina and has a tawny-yellow or grayish coat dotted and striped with black

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Origin of OCELOT

French, from Nahuatl ōcēlōtl jaguar
First Known Use: 1774

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