catamount

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkætəmaʊnt/    美 /ˈkætəˌmaʊnt/|[-ɾə-]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor). US
    — Uncle Charley's voice was very soft and there was a weary note in it. "Great snarlin' catamounts, but I'm tired."
  2. Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”). obsolete

词形变化

catamounts plural catty-mount alternative

词汇关系

相关词
catawampus

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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