5 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]: 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]: CougarA 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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