cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor
(noun) large American feline resembling a lion
lynx, catamount
(noun) short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
Source: WordNet® 3.1
catamount (plural catamounts)
A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially cougar, puma or lynx.
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"a*mount, n. Etym: [Cat + mount; cf. Sp. gato mentes mountain cat.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2024
(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
