Jaguar definition
The largest New World predatory cat (Panthera onca), yellowish with black spots, found from SW U.S. to Argentina.
noun
A large feline mammal (Panthera onca) of Mexico, Central America, and South America, closely related to the leopard and having a tawny coat spotted with black rosettes.
noun
The code name for Version 10.2 of Mac OS X. Previous Cheetah and Puma code names were used internally, but Apple began "animal branding" with Version 10.2 in 2002 that included Jaguar-skin markings on the boxes. Versions 10.3 and 10.4 were Panther and Tiger respectively. See Mac OS X.
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Noun
Singular:
jaguar
Plural:
jaguarsOrigin 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