Lioness vs. Cougar — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lioness and Cougar
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Lioness
A female lion.
Cougar
The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae. Native to the Americas, its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.
Lioness
A female lion animal.
Cougar
A large powerful wild cat (Puma concolor syn. Felis concolor) chiefly of mountainous regions of the Americas, having an unmarked tawny body and a long tail. Also called catamount, mountain cat, mountain lion, panther, puma; Also called regionally painter.
Lioness
A female lion famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
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Cougar
(Slang) A woman, especially one over 30, who romantically pursues or attracts younger men.
Lioness
A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week.
Cougar
Puma concolor, a wild feline native to the Americas.
Florida panther
Lioness
A female lion.
Cougar
An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.
A cougar approached Warren at the Palomino Club and asked for a dance.
Lioness
A female lion
Cougar
An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.
Cougar
Large American feline resembling a lion
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