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noun
A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: catamountain
Antonyms: none provided
noun
large American feline resembling a lion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cougar, puma, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wildcat
noun
short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lynx
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wildcat
Narrower terms: common lynx, Lynx lynx, Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis, bobcat, bay lynx, Lynx rufus, spotted lynx, Lynx pardina, caracal, desert lynx, Lynx caracal
History
Clipping of catamountain (“leopard, panther; ocelot; man living in the mountains”), from Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
