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(ŏs′ə-lŏt′, ō′sə-)n.
A nocturnal wildcat (Leopardus pardalis) of brush and woodland from southwest North America to central South America, having a grayish or yellow coat with black spots.
[French, from Nahuatl ocelotl.]
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ocelot
(ˈɒsɪˌlɒt; ˈəʊ-)n
(Animals) a feline mammal, Felis pardalis, inhabiting the forests of Central and South America and having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
[C18: via French from Nahuatl ocelotl jaguar]
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oc•e•lot
(ˈɒs əˌlɒt, ˈoʊ sə-)n.
a spotted wildcat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America.
[1765–75; < French]
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Noun | 1. | ocelot - nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild |
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