Puma

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zool.)
     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}.


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name
     in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]
     (Zool.)
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  puma
       n : 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