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cougar

noun cou·gar \ˈkü-gər also -ˌgär\

: a large brownish cat that was once common in North and South America

plural cougars also cougar

Full Definition of COUGAR

1
:  a large powerful tawny-brown cat (Felis concolor) formerly widespread in the Americas but now reduced in number or extinct in many areas —called also catamount, mountain lion, panther, puma
2
slang :  a middle-aged woman seeking a romantic relationship with a younger man
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Origin of COUGAR

French couguar, modification of New Latin cuguacuarana, from Tupi s i̵wasuarána, from s i̵wásu deer + -ran resembling
First Known Use: 1774

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dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole
COUGAR Defined for Kids

cougar

noun cou·gar \ˈkü-gər\

Definition of COUGAR for Kids

:  a large yellowish brown wild animal of North and South America related to the domestic cat

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