Meaning

1 senses
  1. A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

    Jaguar

    ягуа́рjaguár

    a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Ziri was attacked by a jaguar.

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  2. The jaguar is an expert climber.

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  3. Kalman photographed exotic wildlife like jaguars and coatis.

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  4. The black jaguar stealthily stalked its prey through the rainforest.

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  5. Tom doesn't know the difference between January and a jaguar.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Panthera onca:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Panthera onca:

Origin

From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara.

From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara.

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Forms

plural: jaguars
Singularjaguar
Pluraljaguars

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis:pantherPanthera oncaFelis onca

Word family

6 related words

See also

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