Word: concolor
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...creature amigo del cristiano, friend of the Christian--an odd name for a lion. That beneficent image was probably owing to Native American beliefs in the beast's role in maintaining harmony between heaven and humankind. The Chickasaw called the feline "the cat of God." And for centuries, puma concolor (a.k.a. mountain lion, cougar, panther, catamount) avoided people. It was an elusive presence: a tail vanishing into the bush, a distant snarl, the rare but startling...
...Florida Panthers, 3. After the success of the Carolina N.F.L. and Florida N.H.L. expansion species, newly formed baseball and basketball teams will undoubtedly claim the name Panthers. In only their third season, hockey's Felis concolor coryii provided owner Wayne Huizenga with a blockbuster finish. The Panthers made it to the Stanley Cup finals as their fans showered ersatz rats--panther food--on their far more established foes: the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Alas, the Panthers were swept away in the finals by the Colorado Avalanche, but their 1-0 triple-overtime loss in Game...
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