mountain lion
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See also: mountain-lion
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From mountain (“the animal's habitat”), + lion (“an African cat of similar size and color”).
Noun[edit]
mountain lion (plural mountain lions)
- Puma concolor, a large wild cat native to the Americas.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Puma concolor): Felis concolor (formerly); puma, cougar, painter, painted cat, mountain ghost, Indian ghost, American lion, deer tiger, red tiger
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Puma concolor — see cougar
See also[edit]
- catamount (can refer to the mountain lion)
- catamountain (can refer to the mountain lion)
- panther (can refer to the mountain lion)
- Florida panther (a subspecies of mountain lion)
