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jaguar

[jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr, jag-yoo-er] / ˈdʒæg wɑr, -juˌɑr, ˈdʒæg ju ər /


NOUN
panther
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Others take a more menacing tone, like a jaguar facing off with a dog in a snowy backyard.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2026

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 Oct. 24, 2024

The radio alerted Ian that a jaguar had been spotted prowling a tributary of the São Lourenço river.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2024

Lundberg and his diver companion had found fossils in the same place before, including mammoth teeth, bones of an ancient jaguar and parts of a dire wolf.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2024

A jaguar was a long shot, but Tam Lin had seen them.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

There, they don’t have to worry about their natural predators, like jaguars and anacondas.

From Slate May 27, 2026

“She was born under a full moon in the arms of mother nature. The jaguars taught her to run, the birds to fly,” her intro video intoned.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

With them go their predators, the jaguars, ocelots and—yes—anacondas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

This region shelters not only migratory songbirds but also jaguars, tapirs, and scarlet macaws.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2025

Some, such as jaguars and tapirs, had migrated to higher ground during the rainy season, but there were still many animals all around them.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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