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Cougar   /kˈugər/   Listen
Cougar

noun
1.
Large American feline resembling a lion.  Synonyms: catamount, Felis concolor, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma.






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... was explaining to a police judge that he was from Port Agnew, Washington, and really hadn't meant any harm. He was, therefore, fined five dollars and ordered to depart forthwith for Port Agnew, Washington, which he did, arriving there absolutely penniless and as hungry as a cougar in midwinter. He fled over to the mill kitchen, tossed about five dollars worth of ham and eggs and hot biscuit into his empty being, and began to take stock of life. Naturally, the first thing he recalled in mind was The Laird's remark that ...
— Kindred of the Dust • Peter B. Kyne



Words linked to "Cougar" :   wildcat, genus Felis, Felis



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