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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But the refuge is 2,000 acres of protected federal land home to nearly 200 species, including some that are endangered, like the ocelot.
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Smaller wildcats in captivity, such as servals or ocelots, are often fed a domestic cat-like diet, while big cats such as jaguars and leopards get meat and animal carcasses.
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Some of the wetland wildlife includes waterfowl, river otters, gators, turtles, snakes, ocelots, foxes, frogs and many other things.
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Long, squat, flat-faced jaguarundis have a uniform coat, while small, agile ocelots sport striking coat patterns.
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And at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge south of the easement, camera traps revealed three more mother ocelots with healthy kittens.
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Forty-seven-year India Jackson can’t help but marvel at the silky pillowcases, the $1,000 mattresses, and the atrium with its live ocelot and colorful parrots.
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The neighbors include sea turtles, ocelots and howler monkeys.
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The jaguars and ocelots wait until the macaws come down to the clay.
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Origin and Etymology of ocelot
French, from Nahuatl ōcēlōtl jaguar
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Definition of ocelot for English Language Learners
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: a wildcat that lives mainly in Central and South America and that has light brown fur with black spots and stripes
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Definition of ocelot for Students
: a medium-sized American wildcat that is yellowish brown or grayish and blotched with black
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