Puma
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Puma f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the mountain lion and the jaguarundi.
Hypernyms edit
- (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; Felinae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Puma concolor, Puma yagouaroundi (species)
References edit
Puma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Puma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Puma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Puma in Mammal Species of the World[2] at Bucknell.
- Puma at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Puma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Puma at Paleobiology Database
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Puma
- A village in the Solomon Islands.
- An administrative ward in the Singida Rural district of Tanzania.
- A Kiranti language spoken in Nepal.
Etymology 2 edit
See puma; the name was chosen to highlight ideas of strength, agility, and grace often associated with the large cat.[1]
Noun edit
Puma (plural Pumas)
- An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of a German-based brand of that name.
Further reading edit
- Puma (brand) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References edit
- ^ Stephen Peate “Puma logo history and meaning”, in Fabrik Brands[1], archived from the original on 9 April 2022.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
18th century, from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Puma m (strong, genitive Pumas, plural Pumas)
- cougar, puma
- Synonyms: Berglöwe, Silberlöwe, (very rare) Kuguar
Declension edit
Declension of Puma [masculine, strong]