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plural jaguars also jaguar
: a large cat (Panthera onca) chiefly of Central and South America that is larger and stockier than the leopard and is brownish yellow or buff with black spots
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The jaguar is the largest New World cat. It was once found in wooded regions from the U.S.-Mexican border south to Patagonia, Currently, the jaguar survives, in reduced numbers, only in remote areas of Central and South America; the largest known population is in the Amazon rain forest. The male is 5.5-9.0 ft. (1.7-2.7 m) long, including the tail, which measures 23-35-in. (60-90-cm) long, and weighs 220-350 lbs. (100-160 kg). The coat is typically orange-tan with black spots arranged in rosettes with a black spot in the center. A solitary predator, the jaguar usually hunts rodents, deer, birds, and fish; it will also take cattle, horses, and dogs.
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While their coloring is usually spotted, similar to that of a leopard, around 11 percent of jaguars are the rarer variety, known as the black panther.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Alex mating with an Italian trapeze jaguar is only the tip of the weird-joke iceberg.
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—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Traffic is minimal; instead, monkeys, iguanas, and the occasional jaguar have free reign.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
There are black panthers, a melanistic version of a leopard, Panthera pardus, or jaguar, Panthera onca.
—Elizabeth Carlen, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Alex mating with an Italian trapeze jaguar is only the tip of the weird-joke iceberg.
15.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Traffic is minimal; instead, monkeys, iguanas, and the occasional jaguar have free reign.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
There are black panthers, a melanistic version of a leopard, Panthera pardus, or jaguar, Panthera onca.
—Elizabeth Carlen, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Jaguar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaguar. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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jaguar
noun
jag·uar
ˈjag(-yə)-ˌwär 
: a large yellowish brown black-spotted cat of tropical America that is larger and has a more solid build than the leopard
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