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mountain lion
(encz) | mountain lion,puma n: Zdeněk Brož |
mountain lion
(gcide) | Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zool.)
A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from
Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its
color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes.
Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, {mountain
lion}, and panther or painter.
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mountain lion
(gcide) | Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name
in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]
(Zool.)
An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling
the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny,
without spots; hence writers often called it the {American
lion}. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and
catamount. See Puma.
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mountain lion
(wn) | mountain lion
n 1: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: cougar,
puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther,
Felis concolor] |
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