Editing Ocelot (section)

== Etymology ==
The name "ocelot" comes from the [[Nahuatl]] word {{lang|nci|ōcēlōtl}} ({{IPA|nah|oːˈseːloːt͡ɬ|pron}}), which generally refers to the [[jaguar]], rather than the ocelot.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2004 |title =ocelot, ''n.'' |encyclopedia=Oxford English Dictionary }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=F. |last=Karttunen |year=1983 |author-link=Frances Karttunen |title=An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl |location=Austin, Texas |publisher=University of Texas Press |page=176}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=J. |last=Lockhart |author-link=James Lockhart (historian) |year=2001 |title=Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts |location=Stanford, California |publisher=Stanford University Press |page=228}}</ref> Another possible origin for the name is the Latin {{lang|la|ocellatus}} ("having little eyes" or "marked with eye-like spots"), in reference to the cat's spotted coat.<ref name="Sunquist">{{cite book |last1=Sunquist |first1=M. |last2=Sunquist |first2=F. |title=Wild Cats of the World |year=2002 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago, US |isbn=978-0-226-77999-7 |pages=120–129 |chapter=Ocelot ''Leopardus pardalis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IF8nDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA120}}</ref>

Other vernacular names for the ocelot include {{lang|es-VE|cunaguaro}} (Venezuela), {{lang|es-AR|gato onza}} (Argentina), {{lang|es-PA|gato tigre}} (Panama), {{lang|und|heitigrikati}} (Suriname), {{lang|pt-BR|jaguatirica}}, {{lang|pt-BR|maracaja}} (Brazil), {{lang|es-CR|manigordo}} (Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela), {{lang|und|mathuntori}}, {{lang|und|ocelote}}, {{lang|und|onsa}}, {{lang|es-BZ|pumillo}}, {{lang|en-BZ|tiger cat}} (Belize), {{lang|es-BO|tigrecillo}} (Bolivia) and {{lang|es-CO|tigrillo}} (Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Peru).<ref name=mammal /><ref name="ojasti">{{cite book |last1=Ojasti |first1=J. |title=Wildlife Utilization in Latin America: Current Situation and Prospects for Sustainable Management |date=1996 |publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] |location=Rome |isbn=978-92-5-103316-6 |pages=82–84}}</ref>