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Etymology - Acinonyx sp. - 02-25-2022
A thread to discuss and post information on the rich Etymology of puma concolor.
RE: Etymology - Acinonyx sp. - 02-25-2022
Common names for Puma concolor reported in Barnes (1960) in alphabetical order, plus “Florida panther.”
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From Online Noise as Illustrated by Pitfalls and Biogeography Associated With Common Names for Puma concolor
RE: Etymology - Acinonyx sp. - 02-26-2022
From Nowell and Jackson 1996:
Other Names
Cougar, mountain lion, catamount, panther (English); puma (French); Puma, Silberlowe (German); lean, leon Colorado, lean de montafia (Spanish); onca vermelha, onca parda su$uarana (Brazil); leon sabanero (Colombia); tig rouge (French Guiana); guasura, yagu-pyt (Guarani); cabcob (Mayan); leopard0 (Mexico); reditigri (Suriname).