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Meanings of felis onca in English

Portuguese
onça-pintada
Catalan
jaguar
Spanish
panthera onca

A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis.

        onça-pintada
        Synonyms
        Examples for "panther"
        Examples for "panther"
        1
        He is afraid; he crouches like the panther in the trap, trembling.
        In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
        2
        Isolation and journey's end at Segesvar's home from home, the panther farm.
        Woken furies
        3
        If that panther's really around, come the nightfall we might hear him.
        Serena
        4
        The fur trader protects himself thus from the bear and the panther.
        The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists / The Pionee...
        5
        He is as dangerous as the crouching panther in its fearful leap.
        The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
        1
        The difficulty was to avoid wounding him in shooting at the jaguar.
        In New Granada; Or, Heroes and Patriots
        2
        In the forests of South America, the jaguar reigns with undisputed sway.
        The Forest Exiles: The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds ...
        3
        Yes, it is true that the jaguar and the fawn hide here.
        Gods go begging
        4
        You may be on the cutting edge of South Carolina jaguar studies.
        Burning bright
        5
        The island has very few poisonous snakes, but the jaguar is common.
        The new yorker
        Translations for felis onca
        Catalan
        jaguar