cougar

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The animal making the easiest prey for the cougar is the elk.

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  1. noun Chiefly Western U.S. See mountain lion.

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  • The lunch party and the cougar were then photographed on the lawn. —  An Autobiography
  • The animal making the easiest prey for the cougar is the elk. —  The Last of the Plainsmen
  • Shore thet ain't appealin' to me Wilson, this cougar is a pet," replied Dale. —  The Man of the Forest
  • The wolf and the cougar were always too scarce and too shy to yield much profit to the hunters. —  Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches
  • The lunch party and the cougar were then photographed on the lawn Some of the younger officers who were my constant companions on these walks and rides pointed out to me the condition of utter physical worthlessness into which certain of the elder ones had permitted themselves to lapse, and the very bad effect this would certainly have if ever the army were called into service. —  Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography
 

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  1. French couguar, alteration (influenced by jaguar, jaguar) of Portuguese çuçuarana, from Tupi suasuarana : suasú, deer + rana, like (from its color).

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  1. Also couguar, cougouar (after F.), cuguar = French couguar = Spanish cuguardo = G. Danish kuguar, etc.; contr. of native South American name cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.
 

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/ˈkugər/
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