2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the form of a cushion.
PULVINIC Pul*vin"ic, a. Etym: [From Vulpinic, by transposition of the letters.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the decomposition of vulpinic acid, as a white crystalline substance.
PULVINULUS
Pul*vin"u*lus, n.; pl. Pulvinuli. Etym: [L., a little mound.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Pulvillus.
PUMA
Pu"ma, n. Etym: [Peruv. puma.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
PUME
Pume, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A stint.