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jaguar


jag·uar

noun
\ˈja-ˌgwär, -gyə-ˌwär, -gwər; dialect -gwī(-ə)r, especially British ˈja-gyə-wər\
plural jaguars also jaguar

Definition of JAGUAR

: a large cat (Panthera onca) chiefly of Central and South America that is larger and stockier than the leopard and is brownish yellow or buff with black spots

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Origin of JAGUAR

Portuguese, from Tupi jawára large carnivore
First Known Use: 1604

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

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