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jag·uar
(jăg′wär′, jăg′yo͞o-är′)n.
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.
[Spanish and Portuguese, from Guaraní jaguá, yaguar, dog.]
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jaguar
(ˈdʒæɡjʊə)n
(Animals) 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
[C17: from Portuguese, from Tupi jaguara, Guarani yaguara]
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jag•uar
(ˈdʒæg wɑr, -yuˌɑr; esp. Brit. ˈdʒæg yu ər)n.
a large, powerful cat, Panthera onca, of tropical America, having a tawny coat with black rosettes.
[1595–1605; < Portuguese < Tupi jaguara]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers |
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يَغْوَر، نمْر أمريكي
jaguár
jaguar
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jaguaari
Jaguar
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jagúar
jaguaras
jaguārs
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jaguar
n → Jaguar m
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jaguar
(ˈdʒӕgjuə) , ((American) ˈdʒagwa:r) noun a South American beast of prey of the cat family, resembling the leopard.
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