
Mountain lion(名词):美洲狮,一种体型较大的野生猫科动物,主要分布在南北美洲。也常被称为 cougar、puma 或 panther。
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The mountain lion was spotted near the hiking trail last night.
昨晚有人在登山步道附近发现了一只美洲狮。
Despite being one of the most widespread large predators in the Western Hemisphere, the mountain lion remains an elusive and rarely seen animal, preferring to hunt alone under the cover of darkness.
尽管美洲狮是西半球分布最广的大型捕食者之一,它仍然是一种难以捉摸、很少被人看到的动物,喜欢在夜幕的掩护下独自捕猎。
Mountain lion 是一个复合词,由 mountain(山)和 lion(狮子)组成。早期欧洲殖民者在美洲山区遇到这种大型猫科动物时,因其体态威武、毛色与狮子相似,便称之为"山狮"。Mountain 源自古法语 montaigne,最终来自拉丁语 mons(山);lion 源自拉丁语