Definition of catamount Catamount

/kæˈtʌmawˌnt/ - [katumawnt] - cat•a•mount

We found 6 definitions of catamount from 5 different sources.

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What does catamount mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

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
catamount - large American feline resembling a lion
  cougar, puma, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor
  wildcat any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • catamount (n.)
    The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • catamount
    Species of feline (Puma concolor) tawny-colored with black-tipped ears and tail.

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