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cougar

  • noun
  • cou·gar
  • /ˈkuːɡə/

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

Synonyms

  • puma
  • mountain lion
  • painter
  • panther

Related words

  • cougarhood
  • cougaring
  • cougarish
  • cougarlike
  • cougarness

Word history

From Portuguese "cuguardo".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cougar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.