mountain lion

See also: mountain-lion

English

Mountain lion

Etymology

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

Noun

mountain lion (plural mountain lions)

Puma concolor, a large wild cat native to the Americas.

Synonyms

(Puma concolor): Felis concolor (formerly); puma, cougar, painter, painted cat, mountain ghost, Indian ghost, American lion, deer tiger, red tiger

Translations

Puma concolor — see cougar

See also

catamount (can refer to the mountain lion)
catamountain (can refer to the mountain lion)
panther (can refer to the mountain lion)
Florida panther (a subspecies of mountain lion)

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