Tiger vs. Cougar

Tigernoun

, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

Tigernoun

A male tiger.

Tigernoun

(heraldry) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.

Tigernoun

(obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.

Tigernoun

A leopard.

Tigernoun

A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.

Tigernoun

(figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.

Tigernoun

A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.

Tigernoun

A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

Tigernoun

A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.

Tigernoun

A tiger beetle.

Tigernoun

A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina

Tigernoun

A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.

Tigernoun

A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.

Tigernoun

Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.

Tigernoun

A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.

Tigernoun

A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger.

Tigernoun

A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

Tigernoun

a fierce or audacious person;

Tigernoun

large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

Tiger

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange-brown fur with a lighter underside.

Cougarnoun

A mountain lion; Puma concolor.

Cougarnoun

An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.

Cougarnoun

An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.

Cougarnoun

large American feline resembling a lion

Cougar

The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae. Native to the Americas, its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.