ocelot
An American feline carnivore covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which…An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
» Margays are closely related to ocelots.
Meaning
1 sensesAn American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
Ozelot
оцело́тocelót
- nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
Examples
5 sentencesMargays are closely related to ocelots.
An ocelot looks like a small leopard.
ruОцелот похож на маленького леопарда.
The only one who really needs ocelot fur is the ocelot.
deDer einzige, der einen Ozelotpelz wirklich braucht, ist der Ozelot.
The only one who really needs an ocelot pelt is the ocelot itself.
deDer einzige, der einen Ozelotpelz wirklich braucht, ist der Ozelot selbst.
The ocelot is found only in forest districts, and is an excellent climber, spending most of its life in the trees.
Translations
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Origin
From French ocelot, a word formed by Buffon from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).From French ocelot, a word formed by Buffon from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).
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Forms
plural: ocelotsSynonyms
3 synonyms- nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat:panther catFelis pardalis