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jaguar
(redirected from Leo onca)

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jag·uar  (jgwär, jgy-är)
n.
A large feline mammal (Panthera onca) of Central and South America, closely related to the leopard and having a tawny coat spotted with black rosettes.

[Spanish and Portuguese, from Guarani jaguá, yaguar, dog.]

jaguar [ˈdʒægjʊə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[from Portuguese, from Tupi jaguara, Guarani yaguara]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jaguar - a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopardjaguar - a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
Translations
jaguar [ˈdʒægjʊəʳ] Njaguar m, tigre m (LAm)

jaguar [ˈdʒægjuər] n (= animal) → jaguar m

jaguar
nJaguar m

jaguar [ˈdʒægjuəʳ] ngiaguaro

jaguar
n jaguar [ˈdʒӕgjuə, (American ) ˈdʒagwa:r]
a South American beast of prey of the cat family, resembling the leopard. jaguar يَغْوَر، نمْر أمريكي ягуар jaguár jaguar der Jaguar ιαγουάρος jaguar jaaguar جگوارد jaguaari jaguar יָגוָּאר जागुआर, दक्षिणी अमेरिका का एक चीता जैसा पशु jaguar jaguár macan tutul jagúar giaguaro ジャガー 재규어, 아메리카 표범 jaguaras jaguārs jaguar jaguar jaguar jaguar jaguar jaguar ягуар jaguár jaguar jaguar jaguar เสือจากัวร์ jaguar 美洲豹美洲虎 ягуар جنوبی امریکا میں پایا جانے وال تیندوا báo đốm Mỹ


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