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A cougar is an older woman who dates much younger men. (noun)

An example of a cougar is Demi Moore who, for many years, was married to Ashton Kutcher who was several years younger than Demi.

A cougar is a large powerful tan colored cat with a slender body and long tail. (noun)

An example of cougar is a mountain lion.

See cougar in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. cougars or cougar

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 considered an endangered species

See cougar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ko͞oˈgər)

noun
Chiefly Western U.S.

See mountain lion.

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