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Noun: cougar  koo-gu(r) or 'koo,gaa(r)
  1. [N. Amer] Large American feline resembling a lion
    - puma [Brit], catamount [N. Amer], mountain lion [N. Amer], painter [US], panther [N. Amer], Felis concolor, catamountain [N. Amer]
     
  2. [informal] A middle-aged woman who seeks the (often sexual) companionship of younger men

Derived forms: cougars

Type of: wildcat

Part of: Felis, genus Felis

Encyclopedia: Cougar, Washington

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