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Definition of cougar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cougar

noun
 
/ˈkuːɡə(r)/
 
/ˈkuːɡər/
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  1. (especially North American English)
    (North American English also mountain lion, puma especially in British English)
    a large American wild animal of the cat family, with yellow-brown or grey furTopics Animalsc2
  2. (informal, often offensive) an older woman who seeks a sexual relationship with a much younger man
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French couguar, abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana, from Tupi-Guarani guaçuarana.
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