catamount

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkætəˌmaʊnt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kat′ə mount′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cat•a•mount  (kat′ə mount′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa wild animal of the cat family, esp. the cougar or the lynx.
  2. Mammalscatamountain.
  • short for catamountain 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
catamount / ˈkætəˌmaʊnt/, catamountain / ˌkætəˈmaʊntɪn/
  1. any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
Etymology: 17th Century: short for cat of the mountain

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