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catamount definition

cata·mount (kat′ə mo̵unt′)

noun

any of various wildcats; esp.,
  1. ☆ the puma; cougar
  2. ☆ the lynx

Etymology: see catamountain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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