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ocelot definition

oce·lot (äs′ə lət, -lät′; ō′sə-)

noun pl. ocelots -·lots or ocelot -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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