COUGAR


Meaning of COUGAR in English

/ ˈkuːgə(r); NAmE / noun

( especially NAmE ) = puma

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French couguar , abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana , from Tupi-Guarani guaçuarana .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.