panthera onca

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Panthera onca
    n 1: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the
         leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the
         genus Felis [syn: {jaguar}, {panther}, {Panthera onca},
         {Felis onca}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Jaguar \Ja*guar"\, n. [Braz. yago['a]ra: cf. & Pg. jaguar.]
   (Zool.)
   A large and powerful feline animal ({Panthera onca}, formerly
   {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. It is also
   called the {panther} and the {American tiger}.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]