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Jaguar vs Cougar - What's the difference?

jaguar | cougar |

As nouns the difference between jaguar and cougar

is that jaguar is a carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca while cougar is a mountain lion; Puma concolor.

jaguar

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca .

    • See also

    * jaguarundi * (wikipedia) * (Panthera onca)

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    cougar

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mountain lion; Puma concolor .
  • (North America, slang) A woman of middle age who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, typically less than 35 years old; by implication a female “sexual predator”.
    • A cougar approached Warren at the Palomino Club and asked for a dance.

    Synonyms

    * (Puma concolor) catamount, catamountain, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma

    Hypernyms

    * (middle-aged person who seeks younger partners) cradle robber, cradle snatcher

    Hyponyms

    * (Puma concolor) Florida panther (a subspecies of mountain lion)

    Coordinate terms

    * (middle-aged woman who seeks younger partners) manther

    External links

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    See also

    * MILF * sugar mama * toy boy

    References