Jaguars definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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"I have read in my school geography that there are tigers of some sort--jaguars, or ounces, I think they are called,--but there are no Martin's speech was cut short by a terrific roar, which rang through the woods, and the next instant a magnificent jaguar, or South American tiger, bounded on to the track a few yards in advance, and, wheeling round, glared fiercely at the travellers.

—Martin Rattler

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I placed the figurines—a cross between humans and jaguars, a prevalent theme in that pre-Christian Indian civilization—carefully on the shelf. — The Tree of Death
Alas, we have yet to see the deer, jaguars, or crocodiles that also inhabit the park. — TravelPod.com Recent Updates
Extinct Ice Age animals in Missouri such as jaguars, lions, saber-tooth cats, and the fourteen-hundred pound Short Face Bear used caves as dens. — Lake News Online Homepage RSS
They're larger than mid-size dogs and resemble black jaguars or panthers in appearance. — KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports
This reminded me of a restaurant at the Jacksonville Zoo where you can dine up close and personal with a couple of jaguars, the real ones, not the NFL players. — news | OS | http://www.ocala.com