jag·uar
 jaguar
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- pronunciation:
- jae
gwar
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A jaguar is a large, wild cat with short, yellow fur and black spots. Jaguars are hunters, and they eat both meat and fish. They are in the same family of animals as lions and tigers, but they live only in North and South America. Jaguars are sometimes called panthers.
You might see a jaguar if you go to the rainforest in South America.
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Jaguar was the name for all carnivorous (or meat-eating) animals in
Tupi, one of Brazil's native languages.