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Synonyms for jaguars

Grammar : Noun
Spell : jag-wahr, -yoo-ahr; especially British jag-yoo-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒæg wɑr, -yuˌɑr; especially British ˈdʒæg yu ər

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Définition of jaguars

Origin :
  • big cat of the Americas (Felis onca), c.1600, from Portuguese jaguar, from Tupi jaguara, said to be a name "denoting any larger beast of prey" [Klein]. Also a type of British-made car; in this sense the abbreviation Jag is attested from 1959.
  • As in feline : noun cat
  • As in panther : noun large cat
  • As in cat : noun feline animal, sometimes a pet
  • As in tiger : noun large cat
Example sentences :
  • The crocodiles and the jaguars are at constant war with each other.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 22, 1880 » by Various
  • And this is why I am still eagerly watching the price of Jaguars.
  • Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • A month or two after I had written about them, Jaguars began to go down.
  • Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • Guapo was resolved that the bats should not have him, nor the jaguars neither.
  • Extract from : « The Forest Exiles » by Mayne Reid
  • It was the opinion of Guapo that they need not, at least for a while, have any fear of jaguars.
  • Extract from : « The Forest Exiles » by Mayne Reid
  • When the first one fell the jaguars were not twenty paces behind him.
  • Extract from : « The Forest Exiles » by Mayne Reid
  • To prevent the increase of the jaguars then, a bounty is offered for their destruction.
  • Extract from : « Bruin » by Mayne Reid
  • There are jaguars in there, and boas—serpents ten yards in length.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • It had been arranged that they should return for the skins of the two jaguars they had slain.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • For the rest, it is much more akin to the tigers, jaguars, and true panthers.
  • Extract from : « The Hunters' Feast » by Mayne Reid
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