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Inflections of 'cougar' (n):

cougars: npl (All usages)

cougar: npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Cougar are native to North and South America.")

cou•gar n. [countable], pl. -gars, (esp. when thought of as a group) -gar.

Mammalsa large, brownish-gray cat of North and South America.Also called mountain lion, panther, puma.

cou•gar n., pl. -gars, (esp. collectively) -gar.

Mammalsa large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. Also called mountain lion, panther, puma.

Neo-Latin cuguacu ara, apparently a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçu ara
French couguar (Buffon)
1765–75

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cougar /ˈkuːɡə/ n

another name for puma
US Canadian slang a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men

Etymology: 18th Century: from French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, from Tupi suasuarana, literally: deerlike, from suasú deer + rana similar to

'cougar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

puma - cacomistle - catamount - lair - lion - mountain cat - mountain lion - painter - panther - tiger

In Lists: Big cats, Nocturnal animals , Animals, more...

Collocations: was [attacked, killed, mauled] by a cougar, [saw, spotted] a cougar, saw cougars on [safari, vacation], more...

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