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ocelot

/os-uh-lot, oh-suh-/US // ˈɒs əˌlɒt, ˈoʊ sə- //UK // (ˈɒsɪˌlɒt, ˈəʊ-) //

瓷器,瓷鼠,瓷娃娃,瓷龙

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.

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Examples

  • Hockema said the site is a habitat for ocelots, an endangered species.

  • The hounds, who well knew where the ocelot had gone to, were chasing it from tree to tree; but still it continued to elude them.

  • Now and then a wolf would approach, or a puma, or ocelot; but a shout would send them to the rightabout.

  • I soon reloaded and hurried after Trusty, who was barking round a small oak in which the ocelot had sought shelter.

  • The ocelot is found only in forest districts, and is an excellent climber, spending most of its life in the trees.

  • The animal called the margay is really a kind of small ocelot, and it is sometimes known as the tiger-cat.