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Cougar: meaning, definitions and examples

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cougar

 

[ หˆkuหษกษ™r ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

wildlife

A large, powerful, tawny-brown cat native to the Americas, known for its strength and agility. Cougars are solitary animals and primarily hunt deer and other small mammals.

Synonyms

mountain lion, puma

Examples of usage

  • The cougar silently stalked its prey through the forest.
  • Despite its size, the cougar moved with grace and speed.
  • The cougar is also known as a mountain lion or puma.

Translations

Translations of the word "cougar" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น puma

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅเคฏเฅ‚เคฎเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Puma

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ puma

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟัƒะผะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ puma

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใƒž

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท puma

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ puma

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท puma

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ“จ๋งˆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจูˆู…ุง

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ puma

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ puma

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็พŽๆดฒ็‹ฎ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ puma

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ pรบma

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฟัƒะผะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒžแƒฃแƒ›แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ puma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ puma

Word origin

The word 'cougar' originated from the Tupi language in South America, where it was known as 'cuguacuarana', meaning 'false deer'. The term was later anglicized to 'cougar' and became popular in the English language to refer to this large wild cat.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #30,161 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.