Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A domestic cat of a breed having a short spotted coat, developed in the United States from interbreeding Abyssinian, Siamese, and American shorthair cats.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration and blend of ocelot and cat (coined in 1964 by the daughter of Virginia Daly, American cat breeder who developed the breed, in reference to its spotted coat resembling that of an ocelot).]

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Examples

  • Your little kitty is very cute but I think my much larger ocicat might not appreciate him very much!

    Branded By Fire ARC Nalini Singh 2009

  • But to see Keller looking older and sadder, as we all look and feel these days (at least the older part), made me reflect on the passage of time, its irreversible flow and thinning force, an Updikean reverie interrupted when our oldest ocicat planted himself squarely in front of me on the desk and made it vocally evident that it was time for his late-night treat.

    James Wolcott's Blog Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

  • But to see Keller looking older and sadder, as we all look and feel these days (at least the older part), made me reflect on the passage of time, its irreversible flow and thinning force, an Updikean reverie interrupted when our oldest ocicat planted himself squarely in front of me on the desk and made it vocally evident that it was time for his late-night treat.

    January in October: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

  • We had returned from the Animal Medical Center with our oldest ocicat, Roland, who had undergone abdominal surgery for the removal of a tumor.

    Long Day's Gurney into Night: Reflections of Elections Past: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

  • Next Saturday and March 21 you can, along with Manx, American bobtail, ragdoll, ocicat and many other breeds of purebred cats.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

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