Hypertext Webster Gateway: "catamount"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large American carnivore ({Felis concolor}), found from
Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its
color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes.
Called also {catamount}, {cougar}, {American lion}, {mountain
lion}, and {panther} or {painter}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Catamount \Cat"a*mount\, n. [Cat + mount; cf. Sp. gato mentes
mountain cat.] (Zo["o]l.)
The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States,
to the lynx.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name
in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An American feline quadruped ({Felis concolor}), resembling
the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny,
without spots; hence writers often called it the {American
lion}. Called also {puma}, {panther}, {mountain lion}, and
{catamount}. See {Puma}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
catamount
n 1: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for
their fur [syn: {lynx}]
2: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma},
{mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]
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