DCHP-1 Online
puma † 
n. a large, wild cat, Felis concolor, once common but now confined to southwestern Canada.
See also: cougar
- 1844 Alfred who was in advance, perceived that a puma (catamount, or painter, as it is usually termed), had taken possession of the deer. . . .
- 1953 If they had seen or winded a predatory animal, a wolf or puma, the cows would have bunched together and stood their ground. . . .
- 1844 Alfred who was in advance, perceived that a puma (catamount, or painter, as it is usually termed), had taken possession of the deer. . . .