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- [jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr; especially British jag-yoo-er]
- /ˈdʒæg wɑr, -yuˌɑr; especially British ˈdʒæg yu ər/
- /ˈdʒæɡ.jʊ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr; especially British jag-yoo-er]
- /ˈdʒæg wɑr, -yuˌɑr; especially British ˈdʒæg yu ər/
Definitions of jaguar word
- noun jaguar a large spotted feline, Panthera onca, of tropical America, having a tawny coat with black rosettes: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. 1
- noun jaguar A large, heavily built cat that has a yellowish-brown coat with black spots, found mainly in the dense forests of Central and South America. 1
- noun jaguar large wild cat 1
- countable noun jaguar A jaguar is a large animal of the cat family with dark spots on its back. 0
- noun jaguar a large feline mammal, Panthera onca, of S North America, Central America, and N South America, similar to the leopard but with a shorter tail and larger spots on its coat 0
- noun jaguar the largest New World predatory cat (Panthera onca), yellowish with black spots, found from SW U.S. to Argentina 0
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Origin of jaguar
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Portuguese < Tupi jaguara
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Parts of speech for Jaguar
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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jaguar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jaguar
noun jaguar
- bobcat — A bobcat is an animal in the cat family which has reddish-brown fur with dark spots or stripes and a short tail. Bobcats live in North America.
- cheetah — A cheetah is a wild animal that looks like a large cat with black spots on its body. Cheetahs can run very fast.
- cougar — A cougar is a wild member of the cat family. Cougars have brownish-grey fur and live in mountain regions of North and South America.
- kitten — a young cat.
- kitty — a kitten.
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