the largest New World predatory cat (Panthera onca), yellowish with black spots, found from SW U.S. to Argentina
See jaguar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(jăgˈwärˌ, jăgˈyo͞o-ärˌ)
noun
A large feline mammal (Panthera onca) of Central and South America, closely related to the leopard and having a tawny coat spotted with black rosettes.