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suasuarana
Tupi · pre-1500s
"a large wildcat (literally 'false deer')"
a compound describing the large wildcat, later corrupted through transmission
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çuçuarana
Portuguese · 1600s
"a large American wildcat"
adopted by Portuguese colonists in Brazil, later blended with a Guarani word for the animal
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cougar
French · 1770s
"a large American wildcat"
corrupted in French natural history writing, notably by Buffon
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cougar
English · 1770s-1800s
"a large wild cat native to the Americas, also called puma or mountain lion"
borrowed from French into English natural history usage
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