as in panther
a large tawny cat of the wild
adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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But keep your eyes open—the area also boasts the world’s highest density of puma, Patagonia’s apex predator.
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AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Cars pose a direct threat to pumas of the Santa Monica Mountains, and the freeway system also isolates them from other lion populations.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Look here for a prowling puma, a hunting polar bear cub and a ghostly barn owl.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Per the San Lorenzo Valley Post, Albert, who lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains, is reported to have been killed by a puma.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Cars pose a direct threat to pumas of the Santa Monica Mountains, and the freeway system also isolates them from other lion populations.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Look here for a prowling puma, a hunting polar bear cub and a ghostly barn owl.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Per the San Lorenzo Valley Post, Albert, who lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains, is reported to have been killed by a puma.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for puma
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puma. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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