The difference between Cat and Jaguar
When used as nouns, cat means a domesticated subspecies (felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet, whereas jaguar means a carnivorous spotted large cat native to south and central america, panthera onca.
Cat is also verb with the meaning: to hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
Cat is also adjective with the meaning: terrible, disastrous.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cat and Jaguar
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Cat as a noun:
An animal of the family Felidae: A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, etc.
Examples:
"synonyms: felid"
"synonyms: puss pussy malkin kitty pussy-cat grimalkin Thesaurus:cat"
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Cat as a noun (offensive):
A person: A spiteful or angry woman. An enthusiast or player of jazz. A person (usually male). A prostitute.
Examples:
"synonyms: bitch"
"synonyms: bloke chap cove dude fellow fella guy"
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Cat as a noun (nautical):
A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
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Cat as a noun (chiefly, nautical):
cat-o'-nine-tails.
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Cat as a noun (archaic):
A sturdy merchant sailing vessel .
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Cat as a noun (archaic, uncountable):
The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog"). The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
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Cat as a noun (archaic):
The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
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Cat as a noun (slang, vulgar, African American Vernacular English):
A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.
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Cat as a noun:
A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.
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Cat as a noun (historical):
A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.
Examples:
"synonyms: tortoise Welsh cat"
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Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):
To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
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Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):
To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
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Cat as a verb (slang):
To vomit something.
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Cat as a noun:
A catamaran.
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Cat as a noun (computing):
A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.
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Cat as a verb (computing, transitive):
To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
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Cat as a verb (computing, slang):
To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
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Cat as an adjective (Ireland, informal):
Terrible, disastrous.
Examples:
"The weather was cat, so they returned home early."
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Cat as a noun (slang):
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Cat as a noun (military, naval):
A catapult.
Examples:
"a carrier's bow cats'"
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Cat as a noun:
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Cat as a noun:
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Cat as a noun (slang):
Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer )
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Cat as a noun:
A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.
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Jaguar as a noun:
A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.