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ocelot Definition

oce·lot (äsə lət, -lät′; -ōsə-)

noun pl. -·lots or -·lot

any of various wild, spotted cats of North and South America; esp., a large species (Leopardus pardalis) with a yellow or gray coat marked with black spots

Etymology: Fr, use (by Comte de Buffon) of Nahuatl o:se:lo:λ, jaguar

ocelot Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • think: To think that ocelots take snuff is to token in some way a mental representation whose content is that ocelots take snuff.

Adjective modifier

  • submarine: In 2005 some adventurous members explored the submarine Ocelot in dry dock at Chatham, successfully negotiating all the hatches.

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