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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Spanish
Origin: yaguar and Portuguese jaguar, from Guarani yaguara and Tupi jaguara

jaguar

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
jag‧u‧ar [countable]
HBA a large South American wild cat with brown and yellow fur with black spots
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