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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), noun [Peruv. puma.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), noun [F. couguar, from the native name in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.] (Zo["o]l.) An American feline quadruped ({Felis concolor}), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the {American lion}. Called also {puma}, {panther}, {mountain lion}, and {catamount}. See {Puma}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
puma
noun: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "puma": Leo, Siberian tiger, bobcat, cat-a-mountain, catamount, cheetah, cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, mountain lion, ocelot, painter, panther, simba, tiger, wildcat
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
PUMA Power User's Macintosh Association (org., Apple)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
PUMA Processor Upgradable Modular Architecture
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
PUMA Programmable Universal Micro Accelerator
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