Main Entry:

cou·gar

Pronunciation:

\ˈkü-gər also -ˌgär\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural cougars also cougar

Etymology:

French couguar, modification of New Latin cuguacuarana, from Tupi si̵wasuarána, from si̵wásu deer + -ran resembling

Date:

1774

: a large powerful tawny-brown cat (Felis concolor) formerly widespread in the Americas but now reduced in number or extinct in many areas —called also catamount mountain lion panther puma

[cougar illustration]