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Catamount

noun

Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur. Synonym: lynx.

Large American feline resembling a lion. Synonyms: cougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma.

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... The puma, or red panther, is also called "American lion," "cougar," and in the Western states, "catamount." It was once spread all over the continent of America, and is even now found, although very rarely, as far north as Hudson's Bay. No matter under what latitude, the puma is a sanguinary animal; but his strength, size, and thirst of blood, ...

— Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet • Captain Marryat

... "panther," which is itself an incorrect application, the genuine panther being found only in Africa and India. In South America the corresponding animal is the jaguar, and in North America the cougar or catamount, and sometimes the ...

— The Lost Trail - I • Edward S. Ellis

Words linked to "Catamount" : Lynx lynx, bay lynx, Lynx rufus, spotted lynx, wildcat, Lynx pardina, Lynx canadensis, Canada lynx, caracal, Lynx caracal, common lynx, mountain lion, Felis, bobcat, painter, genus Felis, desert lynx, genus Lynx