Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marlot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-lot
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hybrid of a margay and an ocelot.

Example Sentences

"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."
"[…] 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."
"marlot: (not capitalized) A cross between a margay and an ocelot."

Etymology

Blend of margay + ocelot.

Inflected Forms

marlots (plural)

Questions

What does marlot mean?: A hybrid of a margay and an ocelot.
Where does marlot come from?: Blend of margay + ocelot.

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