MOUNTAIN LION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mountain lion mean? 

• MOUNTAIN LION (noun)
  The noun MOUNTAIN LION has 1 sense:

1. large American feline resembling a lion

  Familiarity information: MOUNTAIN LION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOUNTAIN LION (noun)

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Meaning:

Large American feline resembling a lion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

catamount; cougar; Felis concolor; mountain lion; painter; panther; puma

Hypernyms ("mountain lion" is a kind of...):

wildcat (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)

Holonyms ("mountain lion" is a member of...):

Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)