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ocelot

oce.lot \'a:s-*-.la:t, 'o--s*-\ n [F, fr. Nahuatl ocelotl jaguar] : a 
   medium-sized American wildcat (Felis pardalis) ranging from Texa s to 
   Patagonia and having a tawny yellow or grayish coat that is dotted and 
   striped with black