Definition of Mountain lion

1. Noun. Large American feline resembling a lion.

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

Definition of Mountain lion

1. Noun. A large wild cat native to the Americas. Scientific name: ''Puma concolor'', previously ''Felis concolor''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mountain Lion

mountain fever
mountain four o'clock
mountain goat
mountain goats
mountain gorilla
mountain gorillas
mountain grape
mountain hare
mountain hares
mountain heath
mountain hemlock
mountain hollyhock
mountain lady's slipper
mountain laurel
mountain lily
mountain lion
mountain lions
mountain male fern
mountain man
mountain maple
mountain mint
mountain nyala
mountain oak
mountain oysters
mountain paca
mountain parsley fern
mountain partridge
mountain peak

Literary usage of Mountain lion

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

1. Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians by Junius Henderson, John Peabody Harrington (1914)
"Rocky Mountain Cougar, Puma, mountain lion. The Southern Ute name for mountain ... The mountain lion is reported for this region by both whites and Indians. ..."

2. Traditions of the Caddo by George Amos Dorsey (1905)
"He determined to devour them, for he wasvery hungry, but he hesitated because he feared Mountain-Lion. At last hunger got the better of his judgment, and, ..."

3. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1916)
"... river was a huge mountain lion." I have then paraphrased that a bit, like this: COBWEBS. There are Cobwebs 'cross the river, Glistening in the morning ..."

4. The Nucleation of the Uncontaminated Atmosphere by Carl Barus (1906)
"The men started out to hunt the next day, and when they came to the cave they saw the foot-prints of a man and a mountain-lion leading •way from it. ..."

5. Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians by Junius Henderson, John Peabody Harrington (1914)
"Rocky Mountain Cougar, Puma, mountain lion. The Southern Ute name for mountain ... The mountain lion is reported for this region by both whites and Indians. ..."

6. Traditions of the Caddo by George Amos Dorsey (1905)
"He determined to devour them, for he wasvery hungry, but he hesitated because he feared Mountain-Lion. At last hunger got the better of his judgment, and, ..."

7. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1916)
"... river was a huge mountain lion." I have then paraphrased that a bit, like this: COBWEBS. There are Cobwebs 'cross the river, Glistening in the morning ..."

8. The Nucleation of the Uncontaminated Atmosphere by Carl Barus (1906)
"The men started out to hunt the next day, and when they came to the cave they saw the foot-prints of a man and a mountain-lion leading •way from it. ..."

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