catamount
Senso (Inglese)
- (US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
- (obsolete) Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).
sinonimi
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
Traduzioni
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈkætəmaʊnt/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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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