Main Entry: jag·uar

Pronunciation: \ˈja-ˌgwär, -gyə-ˌwär, -gwər; dial -gwī(-ə)r, especially British ˈja-gyə-wər\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural jaguars also jaguar

Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi jawára large carnivore

Date: 1604

: 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

[jaguar illustration]