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mountain lion en · NOUN

Etymology

From mountain (“the animal's habitat”), + lion (“an African cat of similar size and color”). First use appears c. 1615.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) A cougar, Puma concolor.
    • The mountain lion may prowl here during any month. 1915 April 14, Enos A. Mills, “The Forest Frontier”, in The Rocky Mountain Wonderland, Houghton Mifflin, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 64:

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Deriveds

mountain lioness

Hypernyms

wild cat

Relateds

catamount · Florida panther · panther · catamountain

Synonyms

cougar · painted cat · Felis concolor · catamount · deer tiger · mountain ghost · American lion · red tiger · ghost cat · painter · puma · Indian ghost