mountain lion

See also: mountain-lion

English

Mountain lion

Wikispecies

Etymology

From mountain (“the animal's habitat”), + lion (“an African cat of similar size and color”).

Noun

mountain lion (plural mountain lions)

1. Puma concolor, a large wild cat native to the Americas.

Synonyms

• (Puma concolor): Felis concolor (formerly); puma, cougar, painter, painted cat, mountain ghost, Indian ghost, American lion, deer tiger, red tiger

Derived terms

• mountain lioness

Translations

Puma concolor — see cougar

See also

• 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)