OCELOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ocelot mean? 

• OCELOT (noun)
  The noun OCELOT has 1 sense:

1. nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

  Familiarity information: OCELOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OCELOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Felis pardalis; ocelot; panther cat

Hypernyms ("ocelot" is a kind of...):

wildcat (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)

Holonyms ("ocelot" is a member of...):

Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)