catamount

A noun referring to a short-tailed wildcat with tufted ears, valued for its fur, or a large American feline resembling a lion.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a un gato montés de cola corta con mechones en las orejas, apreciado por su piel, o a un gran felino americano parecido a un león.

1. Short-tailed wildcat C2 formal

   A wildcat with a short tail and usually tufted ears, valued for its fur.

   • The trapper sought the catamount for its valuable pelt.
   • A catamount's ears are often adorned with distinctive tufts.
   • The fur of the catamount was highly prized in the 18th century.

   🇪🇸Gato montés de cola corta

   Sinónimos: bobcatlynx

2. Large American feline C2 formal american

   A large wild cat native to the Americas, resembling a lion in appearance.

   • The mountain lion is sometimes called a catamount in the eastern United States.
   • A catamount was spotted near the hiking trail in the Rockies.
   • Early settlers told tales of the fearsome catamount lurking in the forests.

   🇪🇸Félido americano grande

   Sinónimos: cougarmountain lionpainterpantherpuma

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• catamounts' possessive plural form
• catamount's possessive singular form