catamount

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catamount

/ˈkætəmaʊnt/ UK
/ˈkætəˌmaʊnt/ US
[-ɾə-] US

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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”).

noun catamounts · catty-mount

US A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor). Uncle Charley's voice was very soft and there was a weary note in it. "Great snarlin' catamounts, but I'm tired."
obsolete Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).
Similar: catamountain

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@misc{catamount_2026,
  title = {catamount},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catamount},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}