COUGAR

cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor

(noun) large American feline resembling a lion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cougar (plural cougars)

A mountain lion; Puma concolor.

Synonyms: catamount, catamountain, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma, red tiger

Hyponym: Florida panther

(North America, slang) An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.

Hypernyms: cradle robber, cradle snatcher, manther

Coordinate terms: cub, MILF, sugar mama, toy boy

Source: Wiktionary


Cou"gar (k"gr), n. Etym: [F. couguar, from the native name in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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