different between catamount vs cougar

English

Etymology

Clipping of catamountain (“leopard, panther; ocelot; man living in the mountains”), from Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English cat of the mountain (“leopard, panther”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kæt?ma?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæt??ma?nt/, [-??-]
• Hyphenation: cat?a?mount

Noun

catamount (plural catamounts)

1. (US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar or puma (Puma concolor).
2. (obsolete) Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).

Alternative forms

• catty-mount (Southern US, dialectal)

Related terms

• catawampus (possibly)

Translations

References

Further reading

• cougar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• couguar

Etymology

From French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, a deformation of Brazilian Portuguese suçuarana (earlier çuçuarana), perhaps from Tupian (suasuarana (“deerlike animal”), from suasú (“deer”); compare s?wasuarána (“cervine”)) or perhaps from Guaraní (guaçuara).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ku???/, [?k?u???], /?ku????/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ku??/, [?k?u??]

Noun

cougar (plural cougars)

1. A mountain lion; Puma concolor.

   Synonyms: catamount, catamountain, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma, red tiger

   Hyponym: Florida panther
2. (Canada, US, slang) An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.

   Hypernyms: cradle robber, cradle snatcher, manther

   Coordinate terms: cub, MILF, sugar mama, toy boy

   • 2011, Donna McDonald, Dating A Cougar, (?ISBN):

     “Younger can be good. How much younger?” Regina asked, inspecting the appetizer plates for any lingering bites. “I don't know,” Alexa said frowning. “Why does that matter?” “Less than eight years makes you a Puma. Over eight years makes you a Cougar,” Regina said wisely, grinning as Lauren nodded excitedly in agreement.

Derived terms

• cougarhood
• cougaring
• cougarish
• cougarlike

Translations

Further reading

• Cougar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.?a?/

Noun

cougar f (plural cougars)

1. (informal) cougar (an older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men)

See also

• mangeuse d'hommes