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catamountain

cat·a·mount·ain

Today it means: A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis). Full definition →

Middle English catamountain

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Middle English · inherited fromcatte of the mountayne
Middle English · inherited fromcatamountain
English todaycatamountain

From Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishcatamountain all →

Middle Englishcatte of the mountayne all →

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