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Meanings of catamount in English

Portuguese
leão-baio
Catalan
pantera
Spanish
puma concolor
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Species of feline (Puma concolor) tawny-colored with black-tipped ears and tail.

      leão-baio
      Portuguese
      lince
      Catalan
      linx
      Spanish
      lynx

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

            lince
            Usage of catamount in English
            1
            The catamount was disturbed by the shrill echoes of a human voice.
            The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
            2
            The catamount had shifted his position, and the boys saw him plainly.
            The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
            3
            He was frightened to see the catamount within six feet of him.
            The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
            4
            None of the other men see you as their catamount, my prince.
            Crimson Death
            5
            But there was one source of profound satisfaction,-thecatamount had been killed.
            The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
            6
            If it comes to close quarters, I'll shoot at the catamount first.
            The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
            7
            I'm a wild Siberian catamount, and this is my night to howl.
            Skylark Three
            8
            They were not inclined to lie down in darkness with the dead catamount.
            The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
            9
            Boys, that catamount is the only animal that an Indian is skeered of.
            Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
            10
            Just then the catamount leaped clear over his circle of tormentors.
            The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
            11
            Did you know the mascot for the University of Vermont is a catamount?
            Bones Never Lie
            12
            With the fust shot that one of 'em fired the catamount made off.
            Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
            13
            When roused by anger, he was as fierce and reckless as a catamount.
            David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
            14
            Here come the wolves, and the catamount is growling like fury.
            The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
            15
            There, one night some years before, he had killed a catamount.
            In the Days of Poor Richard
            16
            Its common name is a 'catamount,' or, more properly, an 'ocelot.'
            In the Wilds of Florida: A Tale of Warfare and Hunting
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