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Ocelot   /ˈɑsəlˌɑt/   Listen
Ocelot

noun
1.
Nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat.  Synonyms: Felis pardalis, panther cat.





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"Ocelot" Quotes from Famous Books



... fired by the Indian led us back to the bivouac; our companion had just killed an ocelot, called by the ...
— Adventures of a Young Naturalist • Lucien Biart
... squares of cardboard and drawing-paper were heaped at one end of the bench, and beside these sat the occupant of the cell, leaning with folded arms on the table in front of her; and holding in her lap the vicious, ocelot-eyed ...
— At the Mercy of Tiberius • August Evans Wilson
... and Insectivora rarely exhibit sexual differences of any kind, including colour. The ocelot (Felis pardalis), however, is exceptional, for the colours of the female, compared with those of the male, are "moins apparentes, le fauve, etant plus terne, le blanc moins pur, les raies ayant moins de largeur et les taches moins de diametre." (22. Desmarest, ...
— The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Ocelot" :   panther cat, Felis pardalis, wildcat, genus Felis, Felis


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