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
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In the last few years, perhaps after an adaptive mutation, bird flu has jumped to a wide number of mammal species, including seals, bears, skunks, foxes, cougars, bobcats, dolphins and even a polar bear.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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This included one Bengal tiger, four cougars, an African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy's cat, a Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats, and four African servals.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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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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The wild cats have come into conflict with sheep farmers, or gauchos, who sometimes shoot the pumas to protect their sheep.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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