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ocelotl
Nahuatl · pre-1500s
"a spotted wild cat"
the Nahuatl name for the spotted wild cat
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ocelot
French · 1700s
"a small spotted wild cat"
adopted through French naturalists studying Mexican wildlife
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ocelot
English · 1700s-1800s
"a small, spotted wild cat of the Americas"
adopted directly from French
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