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cougar
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cou·gar  (kgr)
n. Chiefly Western U.S.

[French couguar, alteration (influenced by jaguar, jaguar) of Portuguese çuçuarana, from Tupi suasuarana : suasú, deer + rana, like (from its color).]

cougar [ˈkuːgə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for puma
[from French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, from Tupi suasuarana, literally: deerlike, from suasú deer + rana similar to]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cougarcougar - large American feline resembling a lion
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
Translations
cougar [ˈkuːgəʳ] Npuma m

cougar [ˈkuːgər] n (mainly US) (= mountain lion, puma) → couguar m, cougouar m, puma m

cougar
nPuma m, → Kuguar m

cougar [ˈkuːgəʳ] ncoguaro
cougar [ˈkuːgəʳ] ncoguaro

cougar
n cougar [ˈkuːgə]
(especially American) a puma. poema, bergleeu كوْجَر، حيوان البوما пума puma puma der Puma πούμα puma kuuguar شیر کوهی puuma puma פּוּמָה अमरीकी बिलाव puma puma singa gunung púma, fjallaljón puma ピューマ 퓨마 puma puma kugar poema puma, kuguar puma puma puma пума puma puma puma puma เสือภูเขา puma 美洲獅 пума, кугуар ايک قسم كا امريكى شير loài báo cuga


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