mountain lion

4 definitions found

mountain lion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zool.)
     A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from
     Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its
     color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes.
     Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, mountain lion
     , and panther or painter.
     [1913 Webster]

  Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name
     in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]
     (Zool.)
     An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling
     the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny,
     without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion
     . Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and
     catamount. See Puma.
     [1913 Webster]

mountain lion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mountain lion
      n 1: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: cougar,
           puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther,
           Felis concolor]

mountain lion - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "mountain lion":
     Leo, Siberian tiger, bobcat, cat-a-mountain, catamount, cheetah,
     cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, ocelot, painter, panther,
     puma, simba, tiger, wildcat