catamount
pronunciation
How to pronounce catamount in British English:
UK ['kætəmaʊnt]
How to pronounce catamount in American English:
US ['kætəˌmaʊnt]
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- Noun:
- short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
- large American feline resembling a lion
Word Origin
- catamount (n.)
- 1660s, shortening of cat-o'-mountain (1610s), from cat of the mountain (early 15c.), a name aplied to various types of wildcat.