marlot

English

Etymology

Blend of margay +‎ ocelot

Noun

marlot (plural marlots)

  1. A hybrid of a margay and an ocelot.
    • 2003, “FCF History”, in Feline Conservation Foundation‎, archived from the original on May 9, 2021:
      Jean Townes’ cats produced cougar and chaus kittens and a rare and interesting margay/ocelot hybrid was born at Barbara Brocks. Both the ocelot mother and margay sire of this little “marlot” were captive bred.
    • 2017 May 15, Wild Cats of the World‎, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 138:
      […] while other samples include seven litters of one kitten each born to the same female at Marlot Breeding Farm, and two other litters of one kitten each.
    • 2019 October 14, Giacomo Giammatteo, How to Capitalize Anything‎, Inferno Publishing Company, →ISBN:
      marlot: (not capitalized) A cross between a margay and an ocelot.
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