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marlot

marlot noun: a hybrid of a margay and an ocelot.

Noun

marlot (plural marlots)

  1. A hybrid of a margay and an ocelot.
    • 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.2003, “FCF History”, in Feline Conservation Foundation, archived from the original on 09 May 2021
    • […] 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.2017 May 15, Mel Sunquist, Fiona Sunquist, Wild Cats of the World, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 138

Forms of marlot

pluralmarlots

Origin of marlot

Blend of margay + ocelot.

Questions about marlot

What does marlot mean?
Marlot means a hybrid of a margay and an ocelot.
What part of speech is marlot?
Marlot is a noun.
What is the plural of marlot?
The plural of marlot is marlots.

Words near marlot in the dictionary

  1. marlocks
  2. Marlon
  3. marloo
  4. marloos
  5. Marlos
  6. marlot
  7. marlots
  8. Marlovian
  9. Marlovians
  10. Marlow
  11. Marlowe

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