| 1. | a cougar. |
| 2. | a bobcat. |

| mountain cat n. See mountain lion. |
| mountain lion n. Chiefly Western U.S. A large powerful wild cat (Felis concolor) of mountainous regions of the Western Hemisphere, having an unmarked tawny body. Also called catamount, mountain cat, panther, puma; also called regionally cougar, painter3. |