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catamount
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kat
-
uh
-mount
]
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cat·a·mount
/
ˈkæt
əˌmaʊnt
/
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[
kat
-
uh
-mount
]
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noun
1.
a wild animal of the cat family, especially the cougar or the lynx.
2.
catamountain.
Origin:
1655–65;
short for
catamountain
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World English Dictionary
catamount
or
catamountain
(ˈkætəˌmaʊnt)
—
n
any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
[C17: short for
cat of the mountain
]
catamountain
or
catamountain
—
n
[C17: short for
cat of the mountain
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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catamount
1660s, shortening of cat-o'-mountain (1610s), from cat of the mountain (early 15c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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