cougar

«cougar» in Mova's school dictionary: a large wild cat of North and South America, with brown… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a cougar, cougars)

meaning for a pupil

1) A cougar is a large wild cat of North and South America, with brown fur and a long tail; it is also called a puma or mountain lion. tree →

2) (rude, adult slang) a rude word grown-ups use; not for school. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography, cougars are top predators in mountains and forests of the Americas, from Canada to Chile; they hunt deer and are mostly shy of people. Safety in cougar country: stay in a group, keep small children close, and never run from one — stand tall and make noise.

examples

• The cougar crept silently through the rocks. tree →
• A cougar is also called a puma or a mountain lion. tree →
• Cougars hunt deer in the mountains of Canada. tree →
• The sign in the park said: «Cougar country — keep children close». tree →
• A cougar can leap higher than a basketball hoop. tree →
• We saw a cougar at the zoo, sleeping in the sun. tree →

note

Countable: one cougar, two cougars. Cougar, puma and mountain lion are all the same animal; it is not a lion and does not roar.

Trees and pragmatics

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