- a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- an older woman who seeks sexual relationships with much younger men: He's in his twenties, but he prefers cougars in their forties and fifties to young women his own age.
- another name for puma
- a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men
