catamount — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).

   Usage

   • US usage

   Examples

   Uncle Charley's voice was very soft and there was a weary note in it. "Great snarlin' catamounts, but I'm tired."

   More examples (1)

   'He would have rid that horse, too,' pa says, 'if I hadn't a stopped him. A durn spotted critter wilder than a catty-mount. A deliberate flouting of her and me.'

2. Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).

   Usage

   • Obsolete

Noun

1. short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

   Synonyms

   lynx

   Broader terms

   wildcat

2. large American feline resembling a lion

   Synonyms

   cougarpumamountain lionpainterpantherFelis concolor

   Broader terms

   wildcat