American lion

English

Noun

American lion (plural American lions)

(dated) A puma or cougar.
An extinct lion of subspecies †Panthera leo atrox or species †Panthera atrox, endemic to North America and northwestern South America during the Pleistocene epoch.

Translations

extinct lion endemic to the Americas

Irish: leon Meiriceánach m
Portuguese: leão americano m
Spanish: león americano (es) m

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