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cougar
 
SYLLABICATION:cou·gar
PRONUNCIATION:  kgr
NOUN: Chiefly Western U.S. See mountain lion.
ETYMOLOGY:French couguar, alteration (influenced by jaguar, jaguar) of Portuguese çuçuarana, from Tupi suasuarana : suasú, deer + rana, like (from its color).
 
 
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