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catamountain

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kat′ə moun′tn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cat•a•moun•tain  (kat′ə moun′tn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa wild animal of the cat family, as the European wildcat, the leopard, or panther.
Also, cat-o'-mountain. 
  • variant of cat o' mountain, late Middle English cat of the mountaine 1400–50

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/ n
  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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