[pyoo-muh, poo-] 
[koo-ger] ) -gar. | a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. |
| mountain lion n. Chiefly Western U.S. A large powerful wild cat (Felis concolor) of mountainous regions of the Western Hemisphere, having an unmarked tawny body. Also called catamount, mountain cat, panther, puma; also called regionally cougar, painter3. |
| pu·ma (pyōō'mə, pōō'-) n. See mountain lion. [Spanish, from Quechua.] |