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cougar†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a large, wild cat, Felis concolor, once common but now confined to southwestern Canada.
See: catamount(def. 1),great cat,hill lion,lion,mountain cat(def. 2),mountain lion,painter,panther,puma,tiger
Quotations
1853
The cougar is called a cowardly animal; some naturalists even assert that it will not venture to attack man.
1965
. . . there was one 12-mile road snaking . . . down into a wilderness valley, frequented by mountain sheep and cougars and black bear, only to peter out into nothing.