jaguar, panther, Panthera onca, Felis onca
(noun) a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Jaguar
A British motor car manufacturer.
Jaguar (plural Jaguars)
A motor car manufactured by this company
jaguar (plural jaguars)
A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
Source: Wiktionary
Ja*guar", n. Etym: [Braz. yagoára: cf. & Pg. jaguar.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large and powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the American tiger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
