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jaguar
[ jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr; especially British jag-yoo-er ]
/ ˈdʒæg wɑr, -yuˌɑr; especially British ˈdʒæg yu ər /
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noun
a large spotted feline, Panthera onca, of tropical America, having a tawny coat with black rosettes: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
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Origin of jaguar
1595–1605; <Portuguese <Tupi jaguara
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jaguar
/ (ˈdʒæɡjʊə) /
noun
a large feline mammal, Panthera onca, of S North America, Central America, and N South America, similar to the leopard but with a shorter tail and larger spots on its coat
Word Origin for jaguar
C17: from Portuguese, from Tupi jaguara, Guarani yaguara
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