jaguar
[ jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr; especially British jag-yoo-er ]
/ ˈdʒæg wɑr, -yuˌɑr; especially British ˈdʒæg yu ər /
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.
Origin of jaguar
1595–1605; < Portuguese < Tupi
jaguara
Words nearby jaguar
jagger,
jaggery,
jaggies,
jaggy,
jagiello,
jaguar,
jaguarondi,
jaguarundi,
jahangir,
jahel,
jahrzeit
Example sentences from the Web for jaguar
British Dictionary definitions for jaguar
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