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Definition: COLOCOLO

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A South American wild cat (Felis colocolo), of the size of the ocelot.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Colocolo" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: COLOCOLO

Expressions Definition
Colocolo (tribal chief) Colocolo (from mapudungun "colocolo", mountain cat; b. 1490 - d. 1555) was a Mapuche tribal chief ("cacique lonco"). He held the position of "Toqui de la Paz" (Peace Chief) but took over strategic duties when Spanish conquest began, becoming the head of the native Mapuche forces against invaders. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: COLOCOLO

Colocolo

Colocolo may refer to:

  • Colocolo (tribal chief), a Mapuche tribal chief.
  • Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team.
  • Colo Colo creature of the Mapuche mythology.
  • Monito del Monte, a South American marsupial also known as Colocolo in Chile.
  • Colocolo (Leopardus colocolo), a South American cat native to Chile.
  • Colo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas, a Brazilian football team.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Colocolo (disambiguation)". Image Credit.
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Extended Definition: COLOCOLO

Colocolo

Colocolo[1]
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Leopardus
Species: L. colocolo
Binomial name
Leopardus colocolo
(Molina, 1782)

The Colocolo (Leopardus colocolo) is a small striped cat native to the western central South America, ranging from Ecuador and Chile across the Andes Mountains into Argentina and some neighbouring countries. Little is known about the Colocolo's hunting and breeding habits; however, it is believed to be a nocturnal hunter, mainly preying on small mammals and birds. Recent taxonomic upheavals have split off two of its subspecies: the Pantanal Cat and the Pampas Cat.

The Colocolo is small, only 55 to 70 cm (22 to 28 in) and weighing 3 to 7 kg (6.6-15.5 lbs) on average. The fur color ranges from grey to yellow to dark brown and is covered with dark brown stripes. The litters average on two and the Colocolo usually lives to between 9 and 16 years.

References

  1. Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 538. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. Cat Specialist Group (2002). Oncifelis colocolo. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened


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Topics by Level of Interest: COLOCOLO

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Colocolo 22     Colocolo 22
Colocolo (tribal chief) 4     Colocolo (alternative meanings) 2
Colocolo (alternative meanings) 2     Colocolo (tribal chief) 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).