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[syn: jaguar, panther, Panthera onca, Felis onca]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jaguar \Ja*guar"\, n. [Braz. yago['a]ra: cf. & Pg. jaguar.]
(Zool.)
A large and powerful feline animal (Panthera onca, formerly
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. It is also
called the panther and the American tiger.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Felis onca
n 1: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the
leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the
genus Felis [syn: jaguar, panther, Panthera onca,
Felis onca]