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ocelot
noun
oce·lot
ˈä-sə-ˌlät 
ˈō-
ˈō-
: a medium-sized American wildcat (Leopardus pardalis synonym 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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After studying samples from an ocelot found dead from a motor vehicle along Highway 281 in Hidalgo County in 2021, scientists have determined that the feline was related to breeding populations in South Texas and shared the same DNA as ocelots found in northeast Mexico.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 7 May 2024
Her husband was dressed in an all-black suit with an ocelot stole on his shoulder.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Another ocelot has continued to trip cameras farther east, in the Huachucas, for years.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to North Carolina’s red-wolf crossings, the program has awarded grants for nearly three dozen projects — some of which will aid imperiled species such as ocelots and desert tortoises, many more that will seek to avert dangerous crashes with large mammals like deer, elk, and moose.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 7 May 2024
Her husband was dressed in an all-black suit with an ocelot stole on his shoulder.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Another ocelot has continued to trip cameras farther east, in the Huachucas, for years.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to North Carolina’s red-wolf crossings, the program has awarded grants for nearly three dozen projects — some of which will aid imperiled species such as ocelots and desert tortoises, many more that will seek to avert dangerous crashes with large mammals like deer, elk, and moose.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Ocelot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ocelot. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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ocelot
noun
oce·lot
ˈäs-ə-ˌlät
ˈō-sə-
ˈō-sə-
: a medium-sized American wildcat that is found from Texas to northern Argentina and has a tawny yellow or grayish coat marked with black
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