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jaguar

(jag′wär′, -yo̵̅o̅ är′)

the largest New World predatory cat (Panthera onca), yellowish with black spots, found from SW U.S. to Argentina

Origin: Port < Tupí jaguara

See jaguar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: and Portuguese

Origin: , from Guarani jaguá, yaguar, dog

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