mə, ˈpu-
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| —n | |
| cougar, Also called: mountain lion a large American feline mammal, Felis concolor, that resembles a lion, having a plain greyish-brown coat and long tail | |
| [C18: via Spanish from Quechuan] | |
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Puma
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
puma
1777, from Sp. puma, from Quechua (Peru) puma.
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Also look out for monkeys and birds, or a rare sighting of a puma.
Staring down a puma can let the animal know you're aware it's looking, though distance can reduce its effectiveness.
Also called mountain lion and puma fluctuate: verb: to constantly change back and forth.
Puma navigates and hunts for hydrothermal vents using chemical sniffers and lasers to detect smoke traces.
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