jaguar

[ jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr; especially British jag-yoo-er ]

noun

1. 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.

jaguar

/ ˈdʒæɡjʊə /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of jaguar¹

1595–1605; < Portuguese < Tupi jaguara

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaguar¹

C17: from Portuguese, from Tupi jaguara, Guarani yaguara

Example Sentences

Waymo, on the other hand, uses the commercially available Jaguar I-Pace SUVs outfitted with sensors.

From Los Angeles Times

A California man paid $1,000 to rent a jaguar for an hour-long photo shoot.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s no fishing, but wildlife sightings are common, including a very large cat — a black jaguar? — at water’s edge in early October.

From Los Angeles Times

First, a Waymo Jaguar I-PACE pulled over to pick me up on a busy street in downtown L.A., spinning lidar sensors mounted on the hood like a second set of side mirrors.

From Slate

Unlike them, he would not go on to run the Tata Group, which is currently one of the world's biggest business empires and owns iconic British brands like Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.

From BBC

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