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CATAMOUNT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large American feline resembling a lion

Synonyms:

catamount; cougar; Felis concolor; mountain lion; painter; panther; puma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("catamount" is a kind of...):

wildcat (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)

Holonyms ("catamount" is a member of...):

Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

Synonyms:

catamount; lynx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("catamount" is a kind of...):

wildcat (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "catamount"):

common lynx; Lynx lynx (of northern Eurasia)

Canada lynx; Lynx canadensis (of northern North America)

bay lynx; bobcat; Lynx rufus (small lynx of North America)

Lynx pardina; spotted lynx (of southern Europe)

caracal; desert lynx; Lynx caracal (of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia)

Holonyms ("catamount" is a member of...):

genus Lynx (lynxes)

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