loba — meaning in English

English meaning

• cougar noun A large wild cat native to the Americas, also called a puma or mountain lion.
• wolf noun A large wild canine, Canis lupus, that lives and hunts in packs.

Senses

loba is used for these senses in English:

• cougar (North America, slang, derogatory) An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.
• she-wolf A female wolf.
• wolf Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.

cougar — full definition

1. noun A large wild cat native to the Americas, also called a puma or mountain lion.
2. noun Informal: an older woman who seeks romantic or sexual relationships with much younger men.

wolf — full definition

1. noun A large wild canine, Canis lupus, that lives and hunts in packs.
2. noun A man who aggressively pursues women, or, more broadly, any predatory or ravenous person.
3. verb To eat something very quickly and greedily.

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