pumas
- plural of puma.
Example Sentences
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During that same period, researchers observed a decline in deer activity compared with earlier years when pumas were rarely seen or absent altogether.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
Despite cities’ trash, speeding cars, dogs, and humans, capybaras see plenty of upsides in urban riverside living: water, food, and shelter—plus no pumas, who have been known to eat young capybaras.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
But just an hour outside Quito lies the Andean Chocó, a vast cloud forest teeming with exotic birds, pumas, ocelots and giant anteaters—and you no longer need to be an intrepid bushwhacker to enjoy it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
The couple also advertised other animals through social media including hyenas, desert lynxes and pumas.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025
A number of predators — wolves, pumas, and coyotes — prevented the deer from outrunning their food supply.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
