as in panther
a large tawny cat of the wild
adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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The dogs confront any approaching pumas and stop them from attacking the sheep.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
While overall capybaras are not considered an endangered species, there are lots of vicious predators after them, including jaguars, pumas, caimans, snakes like the boa constrictor, and birds of prey like the caracara and black vulture, among others.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
But keep your eyes open—the area also boasts the world’s highest density of puma, Patagonia’s apex predator.
—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
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
While overall capybaras are not considered an endangered species, there are lots of vicious predators after them, including jaguars, pumas, caimans, snakes like the boa constrictor, and birds of prey like the caracara and black vulture, among others.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
But keep your eyes open—the area also boasts the world’s highest density of puma, Patagonia’s apex predator.
—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
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 21 Feb. 2025.
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