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catamountain

Syllables: cat·a·mount·ainUK/kætəˈmaʊntɪn/US/kætəˈmaʊnt(ə)n/

catamountain noun: a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).

Noun

catamountain (plural catamountains)

  1. (also, attributive) A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).
    • Goe, charge my Goblins that they grinde their ioynts / With dry Convultions, ſhorten vp their ſinewes / With aged Cramps, & more pinch-ſpotted make them, / Than Pard, or Cat o' Mountaine.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
    Synonyms:
    catamount
  2. (broadly) A man living in the mountains.

catamountain meaning in Tamil

catamountain in Tamil

சிறுத்தை, மலைவாழ் முரடர், மூர்க்கமான

Synonyms of catamountain

Forms of catamountain

pluralcatamountains
alternative formcat-a-mountain
alternative formcat o' mountain

Origin of catamountain

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

Questions about catamountain

What does catamountain mean?
Catamountain means a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).
What is catamountain in Tamil?
Catamountain in Tamil is சிறுத்தை, மலைவாழ் முரடர், மூர்க்கமான. See Catamountain meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is catamountain?
Catamountain is a noun.
How do you pronounce catamountain?
Catamountain is pronounced /kætəˈmaʊntɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of catamountain?
The plural of catamountain is catamountains.

Words near catamountain in the dictionary

  1. catamnestic
  2. catamorphic
  3. catamorphism
  4. catamorphisms
  5. catamount
  6. catamountain
  7. catamountains
  8. catamounts
  9. catanadromous
  10. Catanauan
  11. Catandaan

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