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jaguar
noun jag·uar \ˈja-ˌgwär, -gyə-ˌwär, -gwər; dial -gwī(-ə)r, especially British ˈja-gyə-wər\
: a large, brown, wild cat with black spots that lives in Central and South America
plural jaguars also jaguar
Full Definition of JAGUAR
: a large cat (Panthera onca) chiefly of Central and South America that is larger and stockier than the leopard and is brownish yellow or buff with black spots
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Origin of JAGUAR
Portuguese, from Tupi jawára large carnivore
First Known Use: 1604
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JAGUAR Defined for Kids
jaguar
noun jag·uar \ˈjag-ˌwär\
Definition of JAGUAR for Kids
: a large yellowish brown black-spotted animal of the cat family found chiefly from Mexico to Argentina
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