cougar

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cou·gar | \ ˈkü-gər

also -ˌgär \

plural cougars also cougar

Definition of cougar

1 : a large powerful tawny-brown cat (Puma concolor synonym 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

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in many regions, suburban developments have encroached upon the habitat of the cougar

Recent Examples on the Web The Indian maiden is 12 inches tall, the Sun Valley dish is 7 inches in diameter and the cougar is 9 inches wide. — oregonlive, 2 June 2021 This cougar had been in the city at least once before, McDonald said. — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021 The cougar seems to leap from the new wildlife work, surrounded by monarch butterflies and native plants. — Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021 Just last week, a doorbell surveillance camera caught a cougar strolling back and forth in front of family’s home near Forest Park. — oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2020 In October, a hiker survived being stalked by a female cougar in Provo’s Slate Canyon for six minutes. — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021 More:This Newport home once housed a cougar, a brothel, a Mexican restaurant. — Chris Varias, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2021 The zoo is home to a collection of Asian elephants, a collection of sea lions, and Shasta the cougar, mascot of the University of Houston. — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2021 The cameras were installed to track the site’s cougar population, but have been useful in recording other species as well. — Jacob Muñoz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2021

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