catamount

n. 猫科野兽

发音

UK /ˈkætəmaʊnt/
其它
US /ˈkætəˌmaʊnt/
US /-ɾə-/

词形变化

catamounts 复数 catamounts

别名

catty-mount

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).

    美国
  2. 2.

    Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

painter panther cougar puma lynx mountain lion

上位词 1

wildcat

下位词 6

bobcat bay lynx Canada lynx caracal common lynx desert lynx

词源

Clipping of catamountain (“leopard, panther; ocelot; man living in the mountains”), from Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”).

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