Puma

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, mountain lion, and panther or painter.

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(Felis concolor et discolor.) This animal is also known under the names of Cougar, Panther, &c., and...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.