catamountain

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(kat′ə mo̵unt′'n)

noun

Archaic any of several wildcats, esp. the leopard or the European wildcat

Origin: cat + obs. a, of + mountain

See catamountain in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various wild felines, such as the leopard or a wildcat.

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Origin: Alteration of cat of the mountain

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