Definition of Felis concolor

1. Noun. Large American feline resembling a lion.

Exact synonyms: Catamount, Cougar, Mountain Lion, Painter, Panther, Puma
Group relationships: Felis, Genus Felis
Generic synonyms: Wildcat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Felis Concolor

Fehmic
Feifer
Feiss line
Feldene
Feldenkrais
Feldman
Feldtman
Felicia
Felicia amelloides
Felicia bergeriana
Felicity
Felidae
Felis bengalensis
Felis catus
Felis chaus
Felis concolor (current term)
Felis domesticus
Felis manul
Felis ocreata
Felis onca
Felis pardalis
Felis serval
Felis silvestris
Felis tigrina
Felis wiedi
Felis yagouaroundi
Felix Klein
Felix Mendelssohn
Felixstowe
Feliz Lusitania

Literary usage of Felis concolor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science, Kansas Academy of Science Meeting (1899)
"... fact that our quails are considerably smaller than the Iowa bird, I think most of them are. Felis concolor. BY JE MEAD, WICHITA. Read December 30, 1898. ..."

2. Speeches and Occasional Addresses by John Adams Dix (1864)
"In Harlan's Fauna Americana? the cougar is found under the species felis concolor., and the panther under the species felis onça. ..."

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