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Meanings of american lion in English

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Species of feline (Puma concolor) tawny-colored with black-tipped ears and tail.

      Usage of american lion in English
      1
      The animal before them was what is now called the South American lion, or puma.
      Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
      2
      The Puma, or South American Lion, is not uncommon.
      The Voyage of the Beagle
      3
      The American lions were definitely sexually dimorphic.
      Wired
      4
      "No, no; it is a puma-theSouth American lion," I sang out.
      A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
      5
      In South America the corresponding animal is the jaguar, and in North America the cougar or catamount, and sometimes the American lion.
      The Lost Trail
      6
      The newcomer was the creature commonly known among the western settlers as the "painter," but more properly called the puma or American lion.
      With Axe and Rifle
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