n.
Pronunciation: ' ja- ˌ gwär, -gy ə - ˌ wär, -gw ə r; dial -gw ī (- ə )r, esp Brit ' ja-gy ə -w ə r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural jaguars also jaguar
Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi jawára large carnivore
Date: 1604
: a large cat ( Panthera onca ) chiefly of Central and So. America that is larger and stockier than the leopard and is brownish yellow or buff with black spots
jaguar