ocelot
noun
oce·lot
| \ ˈä-sə-ˌlät
, ˈō-
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, ˈō-
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Definition of ocelot
: 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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Blakely the Australian shepherd has cared for cheetahs, tigers, ocelots and more! — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "Cincinnati Zoo's Nanny Dog Comes Out of Retirement to Care for Cheetah Cub," 8 Aug. 2019 Examples include wolverines, alligators and ocelots. — Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, "Ask a real estate pro: Can my neighbor keep a pet chimpanzee at home?," 25 July 2019 In the gulch just to my southwest, a jaguar roamed during his three-year stay in the range, and an ocelot was recently spotted bounding through this spot. — Douglas Main, National Geographic, "In a land of wild cats and scarce water, a battle over mining heats up," 25 Apr. 2019 Board a boat at Atalaya and cruise even deeper into the rainforest, on the lookout for monkeys, giant anteaters, tapirs, ocelots, armadillos, peccaries, caimans, and the numerous bird species that inhabit Manú National Park. — National Geographic, "Peru & the Amazon High School Expedition," 12 June 2019 Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador Immerse yourself in Ecuador’s cloud forest—home to endemic amphibians, ocelots, and more than 500 species of birds—at this high-design, three-story, glass-and-steel lodge. — Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, "The 8 Best Experiential Eco-Lodges in South America," 19 Jan. 2018 In reality, however, the ocelot’s fight for survival is far more complicated. — Jeremy Schwartz, ajc, "Trump's border wall threatens endangered Texas ocelot," 31 Mar. 2018 Development has also wiped out natural habitat there, and years of cartel violence have hobbled research into Mexican ocelot populations just south of the Rio Grande. — Jeremy Schwartz, ajc, "Trump's border wall threatens endangered Texas ocelot," 31 Mar. 2018 But the refuge is 2,000 acres of protected federal land home to nearly 200 species, including some that are endangered, like the ocelot. — Vanessa Yurkevich And Tal Kopan, CNN, "Congress moves to block border wall in key wildlife refuge," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ocelot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ocelot
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ocelot
: a wildcat that lives mainly in Central and South America and that has light brown fur with black spots and stripes
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ocelot
noun
oce·lot
| \ ˈä-sə-ˌlät
, ˈō-\
, ˈō-\
Kids Definition of ocelot
: a medium-sized American wildcat that is yellowish brown or grayish and blotched with black
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