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Ocelot

//ˈɒsəlɒt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
  2. 2
    nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat wordnet

Etymology

From French ocelot, a word formed by Buffon from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).

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