puma
noun
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Definition of puma
: cougar sense 1 also : the fur or pelt of a cougar
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Synonyms for puma
Synonyms
cat-a-mountain, catamount, cougar, mountain lion, panther
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Silverado and two other puma cubs will be featured when the Oakland Zoo opens its $71 million, 45-acre California Trail, which will almost double the zoo’s size. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, "Oakland Zoo’s puma cubs get comfortable in their soon-to-open exhibit," 6 May 2018 End your adventure in the stunning natural scenery of Torres del Paine to track for the elusive puma in one of the world's ultimate wild places. — Maita Barrenechea, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to South America," 5 Oct. 2016 But come winter, when those guanacos head down the mountains to graze in a smaller patch of snow-free land, so too do the pumas. — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Places to Visit in July," 15 June 2018 The sixth crossing was earlier this year and was far more surprising, officials said, because of the path the puma took. — Joseph Serna, www.latimes.com, "Mountain lions are being killed on freeways and weakened by inbreeding. Researchers have a solution," 16 May 2018 The big cats, found mostly in Florida and the West and known variously as panthers, pumas and cougars, went extinct in Missouri in the 1920s from overhunting and trapping. — Edward Mckinley, kansascity, "Mountain lions went extinct in Missouri in the 1920s. They may be making a comeback," 3 July 2018 Archaeologists theorize that the Incas built Cusco in the shape of a giant puma and the terrace represents its jagged teeth. — Finn-olaf Jones, WSJ, "A Surprisingly Kid-Friendly Vacation to Peru’s Sacred Valley," 7 June 2018 Venture into Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park in pursuit of the Andean puma, accompanied by preeminent photographer and crack mountain-guide Diego Araya. — Maita Barrenechea, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to South America," 5 Oct. 2016 Researchers believe the female puma, P-33, crossed the eight-lane freeway near Camarillo sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. on March 9, 2015. — Joseph Serna, www.latimes.com, "Mountain lions are being killed on freeways and weakened by inbreeding. Researchers have a solution," 16 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'puma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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