a wild animal of the cat family, that has yellow fur with black lines and spots, found in Central and South America Topics Animalsc2豹猫(产于中南美洲的野生猫科动物,毛黄,有黑色斑纹和斑点) Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from Nahuatl tlatlocelotl, literally ‘field tiger’.