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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
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Examples for "lynx"
Examples for "lynx"
1
In one of them there was a lynx; in another a fishercat.
Baree, Son of Kazan
2
From that hour he became the deadliest enemy of the lynx tribe.
Kazan
3
As Sears asked, what would have happened if you'd shot the lynx?
Ghost Story
4
These medium-sized cats are also referred to as the rooikat or lynx.
The South African
5
I thought when the lynx attacked me, it was a test, too.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
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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