tigre

English translation: jaguar

20:05 Jun 5, 2015

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology

Spanish term or phrase: tigre

In a document about Central America, they say that one animal that is frequently hunted is the "tigre".

Of course this cannot be an Asiatic tiger. They specify the "tigre colorado" is the puma, or common mountain lion found throughout the Western Hemisphere. But "tigre" by itself?

The jaguar, perhaps?

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English translation:jaguar

Explanation:
Various places mention that the jaguar is known locally as "tigre":

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera_onca
- En sus zonas nativas recibe diferentes denominaciones en español como jaguar, yaguar, yaguareté,N 1 otorongo, jaguarete, tigre o tigre americano.

http://www.allaboutwildlife.com/rain-forest-tigers-leopards-...
-In the Amazon and other rain forests of the New World the jaguar is the top predator. In some South and Central American countries the popular name for this big cat is “tiger,” though it actually looks a lot more like a leopard.

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Jaime Avendano
United States
Local time: 00:09

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In this context, it had to be the jaguar. Thanks for confirming. I'm not going to add it to the open glossary, simply because there is no way to contextualize the transaltion there. Thanks again!
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jaguar

Jaime Avendano
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Local time: 00:09
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In this context, it had to be the jaguar. Thanks for confirming. I'm not going to add it to the open glossary, simply because there is no way to contextualize the transaltion there. Thanks again!

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