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jaguars

  • plural
    of jaguar.
    jaguar
    noun
    a large spotted feline, Panthera onca, of tropical America, having a tawny coat with black rosettes: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.

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There, they don’t have to worry about their natural predators, like jaguars and anacondas.

From Slate May 27, 2026

“She was born under a full moon in the arms of mother nature. The jaguars taught her to run, the birds to fly,” her intro video intoned.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

With them go their predators, the jaguars, ocelots and—yes—anacondas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

This region shelters not only migratory songbirds but also jaguars, tapirs, and scarlet macaws.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2025

Rondon not only helped brand the cattle but also deftly hunted the jaguars that preyed on them, and the wild pigs that destroyed the crops.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple