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catamount

English

Etymology

Clipping of catamountain (“leopard, panther; ocelot; man living in the mountains”), from Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English cat of the mountain (“leopard, panther”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kæt?ma?nt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /?kæt??ma?nt/, [-??-]
Hyphenation: cat?a?mount

Noun

catamount (plural catamounts)

(US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar or puma (Puma concolor).
(obsolete) Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).

Alternative forms

catty-mount (Southern US, dialectal)

Related terms

catawampus (possibly)

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