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.
- 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'.