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

  Catamount \Cat"a*mount\ (k[a^]t"[.a]*mount), n. [Cat + mount;
     cf. Sp. gato montes mountain cat.] (Zool.)
     The {cougar}. Applied also, in some parts of the United
     States, to the {lynx}.
     [1913 Webster] catamountain

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  catamount
       n 1: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for
            their fur [syn: {lynx}]
       2: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma},
           {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]

















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