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cougar † 
n. a large, wild cat, Felis concolor, once common but now confined to southwestern Canada.
See also: catamount (def. 1) great cat hill lion lion mountain cat (def. 2) mountain lion painter panther puma tiger
- 1853 The cougar is called a cowardly animal; some naturalists even assert that it will not venture to attack man.
- 1965 . . . there was one 12-mile road snaking . . . down into a wilderness valley, frequented by mountain sheep and cougars and black bear, only to peter out into nothing.
- 1853 The cougar is called a cowardly animal; some naturalists even assert that it will not venture to attack man.