catamount

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
2. (obsolete) Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).

Sinonieme

cougar

puma

mountain lion

panther

lynx

painter

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Felis concolor

American lion

deer tiger

painted cat

brown tiger

mountain-lion

king cat

mountain screamer

silver lion

red panther

red lion

sneak cat

Puma

ghost cat

bobcat

red tiger

wildcat

Florida panther

common lynx

Indian devil

Mexican lion

Vertalings

puma

lince

suçuarana

puma

lion des montagnes

puma

puma

Puma

Kuguar

πούμα

panthère

couguar

lynx

Silberlöwe

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkætəmaʊnt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: catamountain

Geërf van Middle English: cat of the mountain

In summary

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”).