catamountain
or cat-o'-moun·tain
[ kat-uh-moun-tn ]
/ ˌkæt əˈmaʊn tn /
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noun
a wild animal of the cat family, as the European wildcat, the leopard, or panther.
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Origin of catamountain
1400–50; variant of cat o' mountain,late Middle English cat of the mountaine
Words nearby catamountain
Catamarca, catamenia, catamite, catamnesis, catamount, catamountain, catananche, cat-and-dog, cat and mouse, Catania, Cataño
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