Thesaurus results for PUMA

puma

noun

ˈpü-mə

Definition of puma next

as in panther

a large tawny cat of the wild adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds

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Recent Examples of puma In Chile’s famous Torres Del Paine National Park, a mother puma with her two cubs in tow attacks a guanaco. —

Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026 Cougars, mountain lions, panthers and pumas are the same cat species — puma concolor, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance website. —

Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026 Chile’s Torres Del Paine is famous for its stunning landscapes, but also for being home to a fierce predator, the puma. —

Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or catamounts — can weigh 130 pounds and grow to more than 6 feet long. —

Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puma

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Swapping the weight of a gun for the promise of a camera, McKenzie captures city pigeons and rats as well as elusive panthers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Our manatees, panthers, bears and countless other species rely on healthy ecosystems to survive, ecosystems that are shrinking daily due to human encroachment and legislative negligence.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026