Cougar: meaning, definitions and examples
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cougar
[ หkuหษกษr ]
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:
๐ต๐น puma
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคฏเฅเคฎเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช Puma
๐ฎ๐ฉ puma
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะผะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ puma
๐ฏ๐ต ใใฅใผใ
๐ซ๐ท puma
๐ช๐ธ puma
๐น๐ท puma
๐ฐ๐ท ํจ๋ง
๐ธ๐ฆ ุจูู ุง
๐จ๐ฟ puma
๐ธ๐ฐ puma
๐จ๐ณ ็พๆดฒ็ฎ
๐ธ๐ฎ puma
๐ฎ๐ธ pรบma
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฟัะผะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ puma
๐ฒ๐ฝ 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.