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What does the ocelot's name mean?

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8y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The name ocelot comes from the Nahuatl word ōcēlōtl which usually refers to the jaguar. Another possible origin for the name is the Latin cellatus ("having little eyes" or "marked with eye like spots"), in reference to the cat's spotted coat.

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