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单词 cougar
释义

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cou•gar /ˈkugɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -gars, (esp. when thought of as a group) -gar. 
  1. Mammalsa large, brownish-gray cat of North and South America.Also called mountain lion, panther, puma.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cou•gar  (ko̅o̅gər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gars, (esp. collectively) -gar. 
  1. Mammalsa large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. 
  • Neo-Latin cuguacu ara, apparently a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçu ara
  • French couguar (Buffon)
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cougar /ˈkuːɡə/ n
  1. another name for puma
  2. US Canadian slang a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men
Etymology: 18th Century: from French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, from Tupi suasuarana, literally: deerlike, from suasú deer + rana similar to
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