variants
also panther
as in cougars
a large tawny cat of the wild
the panther is surprisingly difficult to spot
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Noun
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The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals.—
Katherine Hignett,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024 -
Where are confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The first cat, a cougar, died on Nov. 23 after showing signs of the illness.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
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Hannah, a cougar, was brought to the sanctuary as a cub from Wyoming after her mother was killed.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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By 2007, a family of pumas likely killed thousands of Magellanic penguins (MP), over the course of several nesting seasons along the wild coastline of Argentine Patagonia.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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But experts said that the killing of the puma was probably the only responsible answer.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Sep. 2024
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