Etymology · Middle English
catte of the mountayne
2 English words descend from Middle English catte of the mountayne, most common first.
- catamountA wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
- catamountainA leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).