felis concolor

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   large American feline resembling a lion

   Synonymscougarpumacatamountmountain lionpainterpanther

   Broaderwildcat

   Part ofFelis

Questions about felis concolor

What does felis concolor mean?

felis concolor means "large American feline resembling a lion".

What is another word for felis concolor?

Close synonyms include cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is felis concolor a common word?

felis concolor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.