catamount

[ kat-uh-mount ]

noun

1. a wild animal of the cat family, especially the cougar or the lynx.
2. catamountain.

catamount

/ ˈkætəˌmaʊnt /

noun

1. any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx

Word History and Origins

Origin of catamount¹

First recorded in 1655–65; short for catamountain

Word History and Origins

Origin of catamount¹

C17: short for cat of the mountain

Example Sentences

I had just got here, and was going to call you, when you yelled like a catamount down by the old grave.

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I heard the struggle roll to and fro upon the floor, the yells of the catamount ringing up to heaven as she strove to reach me.

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Had it been now a catamount, or even a full-size panther, I would have embellished a performance for you worth regarding.

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Will your grand looks, or Hist's tears and beauty, change a wolf into a squirrel, or make a catamount as innocent as a fa'an?

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He grunts like a hog, already; when the Huron women begin to torment him, he will cry like the young of the catamount.

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Related Words

• mountain lion
• panther