jaguar的词源

英文词源

jaguar (n.)

big cat of the Americas (Felis onca), c. 1600, from Portuguese jaguar, from Tupi jaguara, said to be a name "denoting any larger beast of prey" [Klein]. Also a type of British-made car; in this sense the abbreviation Jag is attested from 1959.

中文词源

jaguar：美洲虎，美洲豹

来自南美土著语jaguara,野兽，大型捕食动物。引申词义美洲虎，美洲豹。

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