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cougar

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English

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North American cougar (Puma concolor)

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Etymology

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FromFrenchcouguar, fromPortuguesecuguardo, a deformation ofBrazilian Portuguesesuçuarana (earlierçuçuarana), perhaps fromOld Tupisuasuarana(“deerlike animal”), fromsuasú(“deer”); comparesɨwasuarána(“cervine”)) or perhaps fromGuaraníguaçuara).[1]

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Noun

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cougar (pluralcougars)

  1. A wildfeline, of speciesPuma concolor, native to the Americas.
    Synonyms:catamount,catamountain,mountain lion,painter,panther,puma,red tiger
    Hyponym:Florida panther
    • 1792, Georges-Louis Leclerc, anonymous translator,Buffon's Natural History, volume 7, London: Printed by J.S. Barr, Bridges-Street, Covent-Garden, translation of original in French:
      They are found in Brasil, Paraguay, and in the country of the Amazons; and there is reason to believe that the animal, described by some travellers, under the name of the Ocorome, in Peru, is the same as thecougar, as well as that in the country of the Iroquois, which has been considered as a tiger, thought it is neither striped like that animal, nor spotted like the panther.
    • 1831, Francis Smith Eastman,A history of the state of New York:
      TheCougar has entirely disappeared, or is very rarely met with. This animal was about the size of the wolf, of a gray color, strong, active, fierce and untameable.
    • 1854, “The cougar, and an adventure with one”, inThe Anglo-American Magazine, volume 4, page84:
      The only indigenous long tailed cat in America north of the parallel of 30 degrees is thecougar. The wild cats, so called, are lynxes with short tails; and of these there are three distinct species.
    • 2013 November 14, Alexa Keefe, Steve Winter, “A Cougar Ready for His Closeup”, inNational Geographic‎[1], archived fromthe original on2021-03-01:
      Winter’s task was to illustratecougars—also known as mountain lions—in an urban environment. His research led him to biologist Jeff Sikich, whose work with a mountain lion population in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area on the outskirts of L.A. seemed promising.
  2. (Canada,US, slang) An olderwoman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual,companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.
    Hypernyms:cradle robber,cradle snatcher,manther
    Coordinate terms:cub,MILF,sugar mama,toy boy
    Acougar approached Warren at the Palomino Club and asked for a dance.
    • [2001 June 7,Dan Savage, “Count Every Vote”, inThe Stranger‎[2]:
      I am 26 years old and in a respectful but super-sexual relationship with a recent divorcée in her 40s. (A "cougar," in local slang.)]
    • 2010, “Home Wreckers”, inHow I Met Your Mother, season 5, episode20 (television production):
      Barney Stinson: She's acougar, Ted! / Robin Scherbatsky: I thought you said you can't be acougar if you're over 50.
    • 2011, Donna McDonald,Dating A Cougar,→ISBN:
      “Younger can be good. How much younger?” Regina asked, inspecting the appetizer plates for any lingering bites. “I don't know,” Alexa said frowning. “Why does that matter?” “Less than eight years makes you a Puma. Over eight years makes you aCougar,” Regina said wisely, grinning as Lauren nodded excitedly in agreement.

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Translations

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Puma concolor
slang: older woman who seeks younger men

References

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  1. ^“cougar”, inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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cougar m (pluralcougars)

  1. cougar(the wild feline)

Noun

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cougar f (pluralcougars)

  1. (informal)cougar(an olderwoman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual,companionship of younger men)

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