jaguar
/ˈdʒaɡjʊə
/noun
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.
- Panthera onca, family Felidae.
- We had reached Mexico's Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, home to jaguarundis, ocelots, margays, pumas, and jaguars.
- In the event that it decides to develop the area, there will be serious risks to the health and long-term survival of the region which is home to jaguars, pumas, tapirs and many more endangered species.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani yaguára.
Rhymes
- stick out
- stick out a mile
- stick out for
- stick out like a sore thumb
- stickpin
- sticks and stones may break my bones but names (or words) will never hurt me
- stickseed
- stick shift
- stick someone/thing up
- stick something on
- stick to
- stick together
- stick-to-it-iveness
- stick to one's guns
- stick to one's ribs
- stick to the (or one's) knitting
- stickum
- stick-up
- stick up for
- stickweed
- stick with
- sticky
- stickybeak
- sticky bomb
- sticky bun