cougar
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French couguar, from Portuguese çuçuarana, perhaps from Tupi (compare sɨwasuarána (cervine)) or Guaraní.
[edit] Noun
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cougar (plural cougars)
- A mountain lion; Puma concolor.
- (Canadian and US slang) A woman of middle age who actively seeks the casual companionship of younger (typically less than 30-year-old) males.
- A cougar approached Warren at the Palomino Club and asked for a dance.
[edit] Translations
Puma concolor
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[edit] Synonyms
- (Puma concolor): catamount, catamountain, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma
[edit] Hyponyms
- Florida panther (a subspecies of mountain lion)
[edit] External links
Cougar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Cougar (disambiguation)