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jaguar

[jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr, jag-yoo-er] / ˈdʒæg wɑr, -yuˌɑr, ˈdʒæg yu ər /
NOUN
cat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bobcat caracal cheetah cougar leopard lion lynx mountain lion ocelot panther puma tiger wildcat
NOUN
feline
Synonyms
STRONG
cat cheetah civet kitten leopard lion lynx puma tiger tomcat wildcat
NOUN
panther
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cougar
STRONG
cat leopard puma
NOUN
tiger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cougar cub leopard lynx
STRONG
carnivore cat feline

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Owning a jaguar in Texas is legal, but it’s not legal to sell an endangered species out of state.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025

In one movement, she becomes the enchanted voice of a jaguar; in another she channels the song of the toh.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2024

"The jaguar and the caybara were so curious. They didn't run."

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

The animals, he remarked, “were very tame,” which he attributed to “the jaguar having been banished for some years.”

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

Perhaps the best- known subject is a man or boy gingerly holding a “were-jaguar”: a limp, fat, sexless baby with a flattened nose and a snarling jaguar mouth.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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