ˈjag]ˌwär, ˈjaig], ]ˌwȧ(r also -gyə] sometimes ]_wə(r) or ÷-gə] noun
( plural jaguars also jaguar )
Etymology: Spanish & Portuguese; Spanish yaguar, jaguar & Portuguese jaguar from Tupi jaguara & Guarani yaguara
: a large powerful cat ( Felis onca ) ranging from Texas to Paraguay but extremely rare in the northern part of its range having a larger head, heavier body, and shorter thicker legs than the leopard or the cougar, and being of brownish yellow or buff color marked with black spots each of which is surrounded by a somewhat broken ring of smaller ones
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