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Webster 1913 Edition
Cougar
Cou′gar
(k??′g?r)
, Noun.
[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
.