mountain lion


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mountain lion

n.
See cougar.
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mountain lion

n
(Animals) another name for puma
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cou•gar

(ˈku gər)

n., pl. -gars, (esp. collectively) -gar.
a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America. Also called mountain lion , panther, puma.
[1765–75; < French couguar (Buffon) < New Latin cuguacuara, appar. a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçuara]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mountain lion - large American feline resembling a lionmountain lion - large American feline resembling a lion
cougar, Felis concolor, puma, catamount, panther, painter
Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats
wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
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Translations
lion des montagnes

mountain lion

n → Puma m, → Silberlöwe m
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"We, the jury, do find that the remains come to their death at the hands of a mountain lion, but some of us thinks, all the same, they had fits."
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With the rifle he got nothing, although he fired at half a dozen different deer, and, once, at a huge cat-creature with a long tail which he was certain was a mountain lion. Despite the way he grumbled at himself, Saxon could see the keen joy he was taking.
As he became expert with shotgun and rifle, he began to regret the deer and the mountain lion he had missed down below the Sur; and to the requirements of the farm he and Saxon sought he added plenty of game.
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The North Dakota mountain lion population warrants investigation for several reasons.
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One family in Inland Empire, California was just going about its usual chores one day, peacefully doing the laundry, when they suddenly found a mountain lion in their company.
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And by lion, I mean mountain lion. One source has Lilly killing 500 mountain lions and 600 bears.
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A trail runner in Colorado suffocated a wild mountain lion to death after it attacked him, leaving the man with serious injuries.
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