cougar

cou·gar

noun \ˈkü-gər also -ˌgär\

plural cougars also cougar

Definition of COUGAR

1

: 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

2

slang : a middle-aged woman seeking a romantic relationship with a younger man

Examples of COUGAR

1. <in many regions, suburban developments have encroached upon the habitat of the cougar>

Illustration of COUGAR

Origin of COUGAR

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

First Known Use: 1774

Related to COUGAR

Synonyms: catamount, cat-a-mountain, mountain lion, panther, puma

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with COUGAR

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