Jaguar Definition

jăgwär, jăgyo͝o-är
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noun
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The largest New World predatory cat (Panthera onca), yellowish with black spots, found from SW U.S. to Argentina.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Jaguar

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Singular:
jaguar
Plural:
jaguars

Origin of Jaguar

  • Spanish Portuguese from Guaraní jaguá, yaguar dog

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Via Portuguese, from Old Tupi jaguara.

    From Wiktionary

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