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 ā€œsexual predatorā€.

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.] (Zoƶl.)

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



RESET




Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins