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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesonca-pintada melanica
Native Script:onça-pintada melânica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈõ.sɐ pĩˈta.dɐ meˈlã.ni.kɐ
"A onça-pintada melânica habita as florestas tropicais da América do Sul."
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A specimen of the large cat species Panthera onca exhibiting an excess of dark pigmentation (melanism) resulting in a black coat, though its characteristic rosettes remain faintly visible under bright light.
"The rare melanistic jaguar blended seamlessly into the deep shadows of the Amazonian rainforest canopy." - 2
Commonly referred to colloquially as a black panther when found in the Americas.
"Photographers tracked the elusive melanistic jaguar across the flooded savanna."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'melanistic' derives from Greek 'melas' (black) combined with the suffix '-istic' denoting characteristic condition, emerging in 19th-century scientific literature. 'Jaguar' stems from the Tupi-Guarani word 'yaguara', meaning a wild beast that overcomes its prey, transmitted via Portuguese into English during the colonial era.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Melanistic jaguar" is said worldwide
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jaguar melanique
Transliteration: ʒa.ɡwaʁ me.la.nik
Script: jaguar mélanique
"Le jaguar mélanique est un prédateur discret et puissant."
melanistischer Jaguar
Transliteration: me.laˈnɪs.tɪ.ʃɐ jaˈɡu̯aːɐ̯
"Ein melanistischer Jaguar wurde im dichten Dschungel gesichtet."
giaguaro melanico
Transliteration: dʒaˈɡwaː.ro meˈla.ni.ko
"Il giaguaro melanico possiede un mantello completamente scuro."
jaguar melanico
Transliteration: xaˈɣwaɾ meˈla.ni.ko
Script: jaguar melánico
"El jaguar melánico es conocido popularmente como pantera negra."
onca-pintada melanica
Transliteration: ˈõ.sɐ pĩˈta.dɐ meˈlã.ni.kɐ
Script: onça-pintada melânica
"A onça-pintada melânica habita as florestas tropicais da América do Sul."
krishna jagnaar
Transliteration: melanistic jagnaar
Script: कृष्ण jagnaar
"घने जंगल में एक melanistic jaguar को देखना दुर्लभ है।"
黑化美洲豹
Transliteration: hēi huà měi zhōu bào
"黑化美洲豹在夜间具有极强的伪装能力。"
흑화 재규어
Transliteration: heuk-hwa jae-gyu-eo
"흑화 재규어는 정글에서 완벽한 위장을 자랑합니다."
黒化ジャガー
Transliteration: kokka jagā
"黒化ジャガーは夜のジャングルに溶け込みます。"
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