catamountain

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catamountain

/kætəˈmaʊntɪn/ UK
/-t(ə)n/ UK
/kætəˈmaʊnt(ə)n/ US
[-ɾə-] US

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From Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”).

noun catamountains · cat-a-mountain · cat o' mountain

also, attributive A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis). Goe, charge my Goblins that they grinde their ioynts / With dry Convultions, ſhorten vp their ſinewes / With aged Cramps, & more pinch-ſpotted make them, / Than Pard, or Cat o' Mountaine.
Similar: catamount
broadly A man living in the mountains.

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@misc{catamountain_2026,
  title = {catamountain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catamountain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}