Cougar Definition

ko͝ogər
cougars
noun
cougars
A large, powerful, tawny cat (Puma concolor) with a long, slender body and a long tail; puma; mountain lion: it was once found widely from Canada to Patagonia but is now an endangered species.
Webster's New World
An older, typically middle-aged, woman who dates or aggressively pursues much younger men.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cougar

Noun

Singular:
cougar
Plural:
cougars

Origin of Cougar

  • French cougar, from Brazilian Portuguese suçuarana, perhaps from Tupian (suasuarana (“deerlike animal”), from suasú (“deer”); compare sɨwasuarána (“cervine”)) or perhaps form Guaraní (guaçuara).

    From Wiktionary

  • French couguar alteration (influenced by jaguar jaguar) of Portuguese çuçuarana from Tupí suasuarana suasú deer rana like (from its color)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cougar Sentence Examples

  • The Mexican cougar (Felis hippolestes aztecus) is found in the west.

  • The grizzly bear, cougar, coyote, prairie dog and antelope are still found in several of the Western states, and the grey wolf is common in the West and in northern Minnesota, \Visconsin and Michigan.

  • How often do you see a cougar riding around?

  • In British Columbia the puma or cougar, sometimes called the panther and the American lion, still frequently occurs; and in all parts the common fox and the silver fox, the lynx, beaver, otter, marten, fisher, wolverene, mink, skunk and other fur-bearing animals.

  • In the modern vernacular, a cougar is a confident woman who is sure of her own personal attractiveness and power.

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Words Starting With

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RARGAR

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