noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɒsəlɒt/
US:/ˈɑsəlɑt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:AA1 S AH0 L AA2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: panther cat, Felis pardalis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wildcat
History
Etymology
From French ocelot, a word formed by Buffon from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
оцелот
(ocelot)
— feline carnivore
Catalan:
ocelot
— feline carnivore
Chinese Mandarin:
虎貓 /虎猫
(hǔmāo)
— feline carnivore
Chinese Mandarin:
豹貓 /豹猫
(bàomāo)
— feline carnivore
