n.
Pronunciation: ' ä-s ə - ˌ lät, ' ō -
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Nahuatl ō c ē l ō tl jaguar
Date: 1774
: a medium-sized American wildcat ( Felis pardalis ) that ranges from Texas to northern Argentina and has a tawny-yellow or grayish coat dotted and striped with black
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