catamount

cat·a·mount  (kt-mount)

n.

See mountain lion.

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[Short for catamountain.]

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catamount [ˈkætəˌmaʊnt], catamountain

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx

[short for cat of the mountain]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	catamount - short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur lynx wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild genus Lynx - lynxes common lynx, Lynx lynx - of northern Eurasia Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis - of northern North America bay lynx, bobcat, Lynx rufus - small lynx of North America Lynx pardina, spotted lynx - of southern Europe caracal, desert lynx, Lynx caracal - of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia
	2.	catamount - large American feline resembling a lion cougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, puma, panther, painter Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild