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puma

[ pyoo-muh, poo- ]

noun

  1. the fur of a cougar.


puma

/ ˈpjuːmə /

noun

  1. a large American feline mammal, Felis concolor, that resembles a lion, having a plain greyish-brown coat and long tail Also calledcougarmountain lion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of puma1

1770–80; < Spanish < Quechua
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Word History and Origins

Origin of puma1

C18: via Spanish from Quechuan
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Example Sentences

Mike Puma, the New York Post Mets writer, after regaining control of his account also reacted to the hack.

Typhoon fighter jets will patrol the skies, and Puma helicopters will be at the ready with airborne snipers.

Next up: “Pushing the reset button” and transferring Puma to more environmentally friendly fabrics.

But posters at the PUMA sites were unimpressed: "Nobody believes it's for real, except the Kool-Aid drinkers themselves."

And he ascended the ladder and entered the cavern, pushing the puma on one side as coolly as if it were a pet dog.

I have come across a large puma that has taken a great fancy to me, and has become somewhat of a ‘white elephant.’

Not five paces off, crawling along the top of a bank, was a huge puma, apparently about to spring upon her.

It was within two or three feet of where they stood looking at it, when the puma, with a loud growl, sprang forward and bit at it.

You saw that the branches carried the poor puma up into a hollow in the top of the trunk.

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