catamount

ˈkætəmaʊnt

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#1·2h ago

(US) A wild animal of the family , especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma ().

Uncle Charley's voice was very soft and there was a weary note in it. "Great snarlin' catamounts, but I'm tired."

Origin: [[File:Puma (Puma concolor) - 20191228.jpg|thumb|A cougar or puma (; sense 1) is also called a catamount in the United States.]] , from Late , from , cate of þe mounttaynne. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(obsolete) (“a leopard, a panther ()”).

Uncle Charley's voice was very soft and there was a weary note in it. "Great snarlin' catamounts, but I'm tired."

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