mountain lion

Meaning

A cougar, Puma concolor.

Synonyms

Felis concolor

deer tiger

cata mount

painted cat

brown tiger

mountain-lion

king cat

mountain screamer

silver lion

red panther

sneak cat

ghost cat

huge tomker

red tiger

Indian devil

Mexican lion

Etymology

From mountain (“the animal's habitat”), + lion (“an African cat of similar size and color”). First use appears c. 1615.

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