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Noun: jaguar  'jag-waar [N. Amer], 'jag-yoo-u [Brit]
  1. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
    "The jaguar is the largest cat native to the Americas";
    - panther, Panthera onca, Felis onca

Derived forms: jaguars

Type of: big cat, cat

Part of: genus Panthera, Panthera

Encyclopedia: Jaguar, Puerto Rico