lion

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a large, wild cat, Felis concolor, once common but now confined to southwestern Canada.

See: cougar

Quotations

1914

Once Nenebojo was out hunting. He was hunting for lions and beaver.

1962

In every-day language the species is known as cougar, puma, painter, panther, mountain lion, catamount and simply lion.