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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jaguar \Ja*guar"\, n. [Braz. yago['a]ra: cf & Pg jaguar.] (Zo["o]l.) A large and powerful feline animal ({Felis onca}), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the {American tiger}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jaguar n : a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis [syn: {panther}, {Panthera onca}, {Felis onca}]
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