Definitions for Cougar
ˈku gərcougar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolornoun

   large American feline resembling a lion

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cougarnoun

   A mountain lion; Puma concolor.

2. cougarnoun

   A woman of middle age who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger males, typically less than 35 years old; by implication a sexual predator.

   A cougar approached Warren at the Palomino Club and asked for a dance.

3. Etymology: couguar, from suçuarana, perhaps from (compare sɨwasuarána (cervine)) or.

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1. Cougar

   The cougar (Puma concolor) (, KOO-gər) is a large cat native to the Americas. Its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. It is an adaptable, generalist species, occurring in most American habitat types. This wide range has brought it many common names, including puma, mountain lion, catamount and panther (for the Florida sub-population). It is the second-largest cat in the New World, after the jaguar (Panthera onca). Secretive and largely solitary by nature, the cougar is properly considered both nocturnal and crepuscular, although daytime sightings do occur. Despite its size, the cougar is more closely related to smaller felines, including the domestic cat (Felis catus) than to any species of the subfamily Pantherinae. The cougar is an ambush predator that pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources are ungulates, particularly deer, but it also hunts smaller prey such as rodents. It prefers habitats with dense underbrush and rocky areas for stalking, but also lives in open areas. Cougars are territorial and live at low population densities. Individual home ranges depend on terrain, vegetation and abundance of prey. While large, it is not always the apex predator in its range, yielding prey it has killed to American black bears, grizzly bears and packs of wolves. It is reclusive and mostly avoids people. Fatal attacks on humans are rare, but increased in North America as more people entered cougar habitat and built farms. Intensive hunting following European colonization of the Americas and ongoing human development into cougar habitat has caused the cougar populations to drop in most parts of its historical range. In particular, the eastern cougar population is considered to have been mostly extirpated in eastern North America at the beginning of the 20th century, with the exception of the isolated Florida panther subpopulation.

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1. cougar

   A cougar, also known as a puma or mountain lion, is a large predatory cat native to the Americas. This term can also refer to an older woman who seeks romantic relationships with much younger men.

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1. Cougarnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [F. couguar, from the native name in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]

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1. Cougar

   The cougar, also known as the puma, mountain lion, panther, or catamount, is a large cat of the family Felidae native to the Americas. Its range, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America, is the greatest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. An adaptable, generalist species, the cougar is found in most American habitat types. It is the second heaviest cat in the Western Hemisphere, after the jaguar. Solitary by nature and nocturnal, the cougar is most closely related to smaller felines and is nearer genetically to the domestic cat than true lions. An excellent stalk-and-ambush predator, the cougar pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources include ungulates such as deer, elk, moose, and bighorn sheep, as well as domestic cattle, horses and sheep, particularly in the northern part of its range. It will also hunt species as small as insects and rodents. This cat prefers habitats with dense underbrush and rocky areas for stalking, but can also live in open areas. The cougar is territorial and survives at low population densities. Individual territory sizes depend on terrain, vegetation, and abundance of prey. While large, it is not always the apex predator in its range, yielding to the jaguar, grey wolf, American black bear, and grizzly bear. It is reclusive and usually avoids people. Fatal attacks on humans are rare, but have been trending upward in recent years as more people enter their territory.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cougar

   kōō′gar, n. an American animal, same as the puma. [Fr. couguar, from native name.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cougar in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cougar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Cougar in a Sentence

1. Kyle Burgess:

   Oh definitely ! i had my phone in one hand and my other hand up in the air trying to look as big as I could. I'm not Kyle Burgess... so this cougar could take me down in a heartbeat.

2. But Cox:

   The only thing that made me feel good — because they’ve all won and they’ve gotten so many accolades — I got nominated for ‘ Cougar Town ’ the first year — a Golden Globe, and I want to say, ‘ Oh, who cares ? ’ [ But ] it meant everything to me.

3. Sergeant Ryan Abbot:

   He or she, I don't know if the cougar was a male or female, had the body of the victim down in his den.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cougar
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cougar
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cougar
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Cougar
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Cougar