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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cougar
       n : large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {puma}, {catamount},
            {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Cougar
       
           A former (development) name for the
          {W3C}'s {HTML} 4 standard.
       
          (2001-02-06)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Cougar, WA
    Zip code(s): 98616

















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