PUMA

cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor

(noun) large American feline resembling a lion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Puma

A village in Solomon Islands.

An administrative ward in the Singida Rural district of Tanzania.

A Kiranti language spoken in Nepal.

Noun

Puma (plural Pumas)

An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of a German-based brand of that name.

Anagrams

• paum, upma

Etymology

Noun

puma (plural pumas)

The mountain lion or cougar, Puma concolor.

(slang) A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.

Anagrams

• paum, upma

Source: Wiktionary


Pu"ma, n. Etym: [Peruv. puma.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, mountain lion, and panther or painter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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