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^[1], 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, Mel Sunquist, Fiona Sunquist, Wild Cats of the World‎^[2], 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^[3], Inferno Publishing Company, →ISBN:

     marlot: (not capitalized) A cross between a margay and an ocelot.