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noun
A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
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Synonyms: catamount
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A man living in the mountains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: European wildcat, Felis silvestris
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wildcat
History
From Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”).
