Synonyms for cougar
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Noun
1. Puma — A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas
puma, mountain lion US CA, cat-a-mountain, catamount US, painter, red tiger dated US CA
Definitions
- n. 1
A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- cradle robber cradle snatcher
Forms
- Plural
- cougars → pumas, cat-a-mountains, catamounts, painters…
Example sentences
- puma The slow blue puma slides under the diligent cat.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cougar | rising | |
| puma | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- puma2
- 7 letters
- painter2
- 9 letters
- catamount3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puma2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cougar