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Noun: puma  pyoo-mu
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: mountain lion)
  1. Large American feline resembling a lion
    - cougar [N. Amer], catamount [N. Amer], mountain lion [N. Amer], painter [US], panther [N. Amer], Felis concolor, catamountain [N. Amer]

Derived forms: pumas

Type of: wildcat

Part of: Felis, genus Felis

Encyclopedia: Puma

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