Definitions for PUMAˈpyu mə, ˈpu-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pu•maˈpyu mə, ˈpu-(n.)(pl.)-mas.
Category: Mammals
Ref: cougar .
the fur of a cougar.
Category: Clothing
Origin of puma:
1770–80; < Sp < Quechua
Princeton's WordNet
cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor(noun)
large American feline resembling a lion
Wiktionary
puma(Noun)
The mountain lion, cougar, Puma concolor.
Webster Dictionary
Puma(noun)
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
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Puma
A genus in the family FELIDAE comprising one species, Puma concolor. It is a large, long-tailed, feline of uniform color. The names puma, cougar, and mountain lion are used interchangeably for this species. There are more than 20 subspecies.
Translations for PUMA
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
puma(noun)
(also cougar
- poemaAfrikaans
- بوما: الأسَد الأمريكيArabic
- пумаBulgarian
- pumaPortuguese (BR)
- pumaCzech
- der PumaGerman
- pumaDanish
- πούμαGreek
- pumaSpanish
- puumaEstonian
- شیر کوهیFarsi
- puumaFinnish
- pumaFrench
- פּוּמָהHebrew
- बिल्ली परिवार का एक जानवरHindi
- pumaHungarian
- singa gunungIndonesian
- púma, fjallaljónIcelandic
- pumaItalian
- ピューマJapanese
- 퓨마Korean
- pumaLithuanian
- pumaLatvian
- pumaMalay
- poemaDutch
- pumaNorwegian
- pumaPolish
- شیر کوهیPersian
- يو ډول حيوان د شير په رقمPashto
- pumaPortuguese
- pumaRomanian
- пума, кугуарRussian
- pumaSlovak
- pumaSlovenian
- pumaSerbian
- pumaSwedish
- สิงโตภูเขาThai
- puma, panterTurkish
- 美洲獅Chinese (Trad.)
- пума, кугуарUkrainian
- کوجر، بلي کي طرح ايک بڑا امريکہ جانورUrdu
- báo sư tửVietnamese
- 美洲狮Chinese (Simp.)
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