mountain lion
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mountain lion
n.
See cougar.
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mountain lion
n
(Animals) another name for puma
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cou•gar
(ˈku gər)n., pl. -gars, (esp. collectively) -gar.
a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America. Also called mountain lion , panther, puma.
[1765–75; < French couguar (Buffon) < New Latin cuguacuara, appar. a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçuara]
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Noun | 1. | mountain lion - large American feline resembling a lion Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild |
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Translations
lion des montagnes
mountain lion
n → Puma m, → Silberlöwe m
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