ocelot
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- noun
- /ˈoʊsəˌlɑt/
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ocelote
- Dr. Michael Tewes, an expert in wild cats—bobcats, ocelots, jaguarundis, mountain lions—agrees.
- jaguars and ocelots
If I'm where I was with the ocelots was a little bit further downriver, downriver.
- If I'm where I was with the ocelots was a little bit further downriver, downriver.
Examples
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The males then stick around to help out with incubation and, once the chicks leave the nest, to provide them with food for several months and protect them from predators such as boa constrictors and ocelots.
Academic text (2002) -
I think that's an ocelot.
Blog text (34) -
Easy prey for a jaguar above, or an ocelot, trumpeter chicks are protected by all group members.
Academic text (2002) -
There is particular concern in Texas for bobcats and endangered ocelots that occupy the same territory but do not interbreed.
Academic text (1999) -
Of course, you see all sorts of things in the desert, like turtles, snakes, and apparently ocelots, which had everyone oohing and ahhing.
Blog text (26) -
He stopped again to watch an ocelot drink its fill, not wanting to startle it since it might scream or make too much noise when it bolted back into the brush at the jungle's rim.
Fiction book (1993) -
Trade in wildlife products threatens the survival of jaguars, ocelots, crocodiles, caimans, and hawksbill and green turtles.
Academic text (1990) -
The ocelot prowled through the dense underbrush, its spotted coat blending perfectly with the surroundings.
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At the wildlife sanctuary, visitors were excited to see an ocelot resting on a sunlit rock.
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In Central America, the ocelot is known for its elusive nature and is primarily active at night.
Synonyms
A wild cat that hunts at night in Central and South America with a spotted brown coat
A small wild cat from Central and South America that is active at night and has dark spots
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Etymology
Ocelot comes from an old Aztec word ocelotl, which meant 'spotted cat' and later passed into Spanish as ocelote. So the name helps you remember that an ocelot is a wild, spotted cat that is active at night in Central and South America.