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mountain lion
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mountain lion
n. Chiefly Western U.S.
A large powerful wild cat (Felis concolor) of mountainous regions of the Western Hemisphere, having an unmarked tawny body. Also called catamount, mountain cat, panther, puma; also called regionally cougar, painter3.
mountain lion
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for puma
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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
Translations
mountain lion
n → Puma m, → Silberlöwe m
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Mountain lions (also called cougars), the fourth largest cat species, were declared extinct in the Eastern United States in the 1960s, and were rarely seen in the West, according to National Geographic.
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Mountain lions normally stay with their mothers until they are 12-18 months old.
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