• Boozilla@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I think the mountain lion / cougar is sometimes called a panther, too. Like the Florida panther.

    The word is a little bit like raptor is used for some birds. It means big cat.

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        Oxford English Dictionary:

        panther | ˈpænθər | noun

        a leopard, especially a black one.

        • North American English a large American wild cat with a plain tawny to grayish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia. Also called cougar, mountain lion, puma