catamount

Significat (Anglès)

  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)”).

Conceptes

Sinònims

Felis concolor

deer tiger

painted cat

brown tiger

mountain-lion

king cat

mountain screamer

silver lion

red panther

sneak cat

ghost cat

red tiger

common lynx

Indian devil

Mexican lion

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkætəmaʊnt/
Etimologia (Anglès)

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”).

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