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pumas

pumas is the plural of puma.

Meaning of puma

Noun

puma (plural pumas)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
  2. (broadly) Any feline belonging to the genus Puma.
  3. (slang) A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.
    • “Younger can be good. How much younger?” Regina asked, inspecting the appetizer plates for any lingering bites. “I don't know,” Alexa said frowning. “Why does that matter?” “Less than eight years makes you a Puma. Over eight years makes you a Cougar,” Regina said wisely, grinning as Lauren nodded...2011, Donna McDonald, Dating A Cougar, →ISBN

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Proper noun capitalized: Pumas

the Pumas pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) the national rugby union representative team of Argentina
    • England were on the scoreboard after only one minute, Wilkinson, who missed five penalties in his side's opener against the Pumas, knocking over a three-pointer from bang in front, despite boos from the crowd.2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport

Noun capitalized: Pumas

Pumas

  1. (plural) plural of Puma

Questions about pumas

What does pumas mean?
Pumas means the national rugby union representative team of Argentina.
What is pumas the plural of?
Pumas is the plural of puma.
What part of speech is pumas?
Pumas can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near pumas in the dictionary

  1. pumafentrine
  2. pumalike
  3. Pumanque
  4. pumapard
  5. pumapards
  6. pumas
  7. pumello
  8. pumelloes
  9. pumellos
  10. pumelo
  11. pumeloes

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