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CATAMOUNT
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
Etymology
Noun
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
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