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plural jaguars also 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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The jaguar is the largest New World cat. It was once found in wooded regions from the U.S.-Mexican border south to Patagonia, Currently, the jaguar survives, in reduced numbers, only in remote areas of Central and South America; the largest known population is in the Amazon rain forest. The male is 5.5-9.0 ft. (1.7-2.7 m) long, including the tail, which measures 23-35-in. (60-90-cm) long, and weighs 220-350 lbs. (100-160 kg). The coat is typically orange-tan with black spots arranged in rosettes with a black spot in the center. A solitary predator, the jaguar usually hunts rodents, deer, birds, and fish; it will also take cattle, horses, and dogs.
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Below the elevated walkway where visitors watch, a jaguar patrols the edge of a fence.
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Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
However, there's one element synonymous with both the uniform and Jacksonville Jaguar franchise as a whole that — to no surprise — has remained the same: jaguar print.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Common markers include stars on the shoulders (indicating rank), crowns (symbolizing authority), images of weapons, trains (a nod to the gang's name), dice, roses, and predatory animals like jaguars.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The Texas Department of Public Safety last year identified an assortment of tattoos connected to Tren de Aragua, many relatively common: stars on the shoulder, royal crowns, firearms, trains, dice, roses, tigers and jaguars.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
However, there's one element synonymous with both the uniform and Jacksonville Jaguar franchise as a whole that — to no surprise — has remained the same: jaguar print.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Common markers include stars on the shoulders (indicating rank), crowns (symbolizing authority), images of weapons, trains (a nod to the gang's name), dice, roses, and predatory animals like jaguars.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The Texas Department of Public Safety last year identified an assortment of tattoos connected to Tren de Aragua, many relatively common: stars on the shoulder, royal crowns, firearms, trains, dice, roses, tigers and jaguars.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Jaguar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaguar. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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jaguar
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jag·uar
ˈjag(-yə)-ˌwär 
: a large yellowish brown black-spotted cat of tropical America that is larger and has a more solid build than the leopard
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