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| bobcat |
a wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. Bobcats are about twice the size of a house cat. They are a kind of lynx and live in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Bobcats are carnivorous mammals. |
| cat1 |
any of the larger wild animals related to the kind of cat kept as a pet. Tigers, lions, and bobcats are all cats. Cats are carnivorous mammals. [1/2 definitions] |
| conch |
a sea animal with a soft body and a large, spiral shell. Conches are carnivorous mollusks that eat smaller mollusks such as clams. Several kinds of conches live in warm parts of the ocean all around the world. Conches are closely related to snails. [1/2 definitions] |
| cougar |
a common name for a puma, a large wild cat with tan fur. Cougars live in many parts of North and South America. They are carnivorous mammals. They are also called mountain lions or panthers. |
| cub |
the young offspring of some carnivorous mammals, such as the bear, lion, and wolf. |
| feline |
a closely related group of animals that includes both large cats like lions and tigers and small cats such as house cats and bobcats. Most cats have flat noses, small ears, and long tails. Felines are carnivorous mammals. They use their sharp teeth and claws for hunting other animals as food. [1/3 definitions] |
| mountain lion |
a common name for a puma, a large wild cat with tan fur. Mountain lions live in many parts of North and South America. They are carnivorous mammals. Mountain lions are also called cougars or panthers. |
| ocelot |
a wild cat with yellow or brown fur and black spots or stripes. Ocelots look like leopards but are smaller. They live in South and Central America, sometimes as far north as Texas. They are carnivorous mammals that eat birds, snakes, and small mammals. |
| panther |
a leopard or jaguar, especially a black one with no spots that show. Leopards live in Africa and Asia. Jaguars live in South or Central America. Panthers are carnivorous mammals and are closely related to lions, tigers, and other large cats that roar. [1/2 definitions] |
| puma |
a large wild cat with tan or gray fur and no spots. Pumas live in many parts of North and South America. Pumas are carnivorous mammals. They are also called cougars, mountain lions, or panthers. |
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