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Definition of puma noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

puma

noun
 
/ˈpjuːmə/
 
/ˈpuːmə/
 (especially British English)
(North American English usually cougar)
(North American English also mountain lion, panther)
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  1. a large American wild animal of the cat family, with yellow-brown or grey furTopics Animalsc2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: via Spanish from Quechua.
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