OCELOT


Meaning of OCELOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-sə-ˌlät, ˈō- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Nahuatl ōcēlōtl 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.