Cougar vs. Tiger: What's the Difference?

A large powerful wild cat (Puma concolor syn. Felis concolor) chiefly of mountainous regions of the Americas, having an unmarked tawny body and a long tail. Also called catamount, mountain cat, mountain lion, panther, puma; Also called regionally painter.

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera tigris) of Asia, having a tawny coat with transverse black stripes.

(Slang) A woman, especially one over 30, who romantically pursues or attracts younger men.

Any of various similar wild felines, such as the jaguar, mountain lion, or lynx.

Puma concolor, a wild feline native to the Americas.

A person regarded as aggressive, audacious, or fierce.

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

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

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.

A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.

Large American feline resembling a lion

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

A leopard.

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

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

A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.

(figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.

A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.

A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.

A tiger beetle.

Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.

A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina

A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.

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.

Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.

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

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

A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

A fierce or audacious person;

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