catamount

  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)”).

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkætəmaʊnt/
Etymology

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”).

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

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