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单词 ocelot
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Definition of ocelot in English:

ocelot

noun ˈɒsɪlɒtˈəʊsɪlɒt
  • 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

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An ocelot has eyes on its skin, but that is purely coincidental; the word comes from the Nahuatl word ocelotl, a jaguar.
    • His property is ideal because it's next to the wildlife refuge that's home to the 100 ocelots remaining in the region.
    • This is an ocelot from Central and South America.
    • In fact, he had a lion, an ocelot, and a boa constrictor during his playing days.
    • And the black girl had been watching her with the unblinking intensity of an ocelot ever since taking her position.
    • He paces the bow, cramped as it is, like the caged ocelot or the little peccary leashed to a cleat.
    • We were studying ocelots at the time and needed chickens to lure the cats into our traps.
    • Clearly, bobcats could survive hunting pressures better than margays and ocelots.
    • As Erian had said, just as the ocelot ran off into the forest the poachers came at him, four of them.
    • She walked over to Seria, a large ocelot, who began purring as she came near.
    • Near a remote salina, a brackish water hole, the tracks of ocelots and lesser anteaters dimpled the shoreline.
    • They say it's like the link between the small ocelot and the large cats like the lion and tiger.
    • Durst, who once nourished his profile by toting an ocelot, would sell his clubs as soon as they got popular.
    • Roadkill has knocked an endangered cat, the ocelot, down to about 80 individuals in the U.S.
    • We estimate that fewer than 100 ocelots remain in the U.S., all in south Texas.
    • For a small donation, people receive an information packet and can ‘adopt’ one of the radio-collared ocelots.
    • After about ten minutes, the little ocelot returns with two plates full of steaming meat and vegetables.
    • This spring, enjoy the sound of success - the low purr of a rare ocelot kitten.
    • He doesn't have big teeth so he wouldn't be able to protect himself against eagles, jaguars, and ocelots in central South America.
    • I had an amazing few weeks in the rainforest with him, being shown the forest through an ocelot's eyes.
    1. 1.1mass noun The fur of the ocelot.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • 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'.

 
 

Definition of ocelot in US English:

ocelot

noun
  • 1A medium-sized wild cat that has a tawny yellow coat marked with black blotches and spots, and ranges from southern Texas through South America.

    Felis pardalis, family Felidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Near a remote salina, a brackish water hole, the tracks of ocelots and lesser anteaters dimpled the shoreline.
    • She walked over to Seria, a large ocelot, who began purring as she came near.
    • We were studying ocelots at the time and needed chickens to lure the cats into our traps.
    • His property is ideal because it's next to the wildlife refuge that's home to the 100 ocelots remaining in the region.
    • Durst, who once nourished his profile by toting an ocelot, would sell his clubs as soon as they got popular.
    • They say it's like the link between the small ocelot and the large cats like the lion and tiger.
    • He doesn't have big teeth so he wouldn't be able to protect himself against eagles, jaguars, and ocelots in central South America.
    • In fact, he had a lion, an ocelot, and a boa constrictor during his playing days.
    • As Erian had said, just as the ocelot ran off into the forest the poachers came at him, four of them.
    • This is an ocelot from Central and South America.
    • Roadkill has knocked an endangered cat, the ocelot, down to about 80 individuals in the U.S.
    • After about ten minutes, the little ocelot returns with two plates full of steaming meat and vegetables.
    • And the black girl had been watching her with the unblinking intensity of an ocelot ever since taking her position.
    • For a small donation, people receive an information packet and can ‘adopt’ one of the radio-collared ocelots.
    • I had an amazing few weeks in the rainforest with him, being shown the forest through an ocelot's eyes.
    • An ocelot has eyes on its skin, but that is purely coincidental; the word comes from the Nahuatl word ocelotl, a jaguar.
    • Clearly, bobcats could survive hunting pressures better than margays and ocelots.
    • We estimate that fewer than 100 ocelots remain in the U.S., all in south Texas.
    • This spring, enjoy the sound of success - the low purr of a rare ocelot kitten.
    • He paces the bow, cramped as it is, like the caged ocelot or the little peccary leashed to a cleat.
    1. 1.1 The fur of the ocelot.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • 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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