ˈkügə(r), -ˌgär, -ˌgȧ(r noun
also cou·guar “, -ˌgwär, -ˌgwȧ(r
( plural cougars also cougar )
Etymology: French couguar, modification (influenced by jaguar ) of New Latin cuguacuarana, modification of Tupi suasuarana, çuçuarana, literally, false deer, from suasú, suusú deer + rana false; from its color
: a large powerful tawny brown unspotted cat ( Felis concolor ) longer limbed and less bulky than the jaguar and formerly widespread over most of the Americas but now extinct in much of the United States and eastern Canada — called also American lion, catamount, mountain lion, panther, puma
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