Catamount

//ˈkætəmaʊnt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor). US

    "Uncle Charley's voice was very soft and there was a weary note in it. "Great snarlin' catamounts, but I'm tired.""

  2. 2
    large American feline resembling a lion wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”). obsolete
  4. 4
    short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur wordnet

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animalantelopearmadillobatcatamountaincheetah

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"Uncle Charley's voice was very soft and there was a weary note in it. "Great snarlin' catamounts, but I'm tired.""

Etymology

Clipping of catamountain (“leopard, panther; ocelot; man living in the mountains”), from Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”).

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