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单词 ocelot
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ocelot

/ˈɒsɪlɒt / /ˈəʊsɪlɒt/
noun
1A medium-sized wild cat that has an orange-yellow coat marked with black stripes and spots, native to South and Central America.
  • Felis pardalis, family Felidae.
He doesn't have big teeth so he wouldn't be able to protect himself against eagles, jaguars, and ocelots in central South America....
  • Clearly, bobcats could survive hunting pressures better than margays and ocelots.
  • We were studying ocelots at the time and needed chickens to lure the cats into our traps.
1.1 [mass noun] The fur of the ocelot.It is quite possible that TR, were he alive today, would be the proud owner of a gargantuan SUV with a custom interior made out of ocelot hide.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, from Nahuatl tlatlocelotl, literally 'field tiger'.

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