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catamount

noun

ˈka-tə-ˌmau̇nt

Definition of catamount

as in panther

a large tawny cat of the wild found the footprints of a catamount on the mountain trail

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Recent Examples of catamount Mountain lions are also known as cougars, pumas, panthers or catamounts, and there are projected to be 3,800 to 4,400 mountain lions currently in the wild in Colorado, the CPW noted. — Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026 Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or catamounts — can weigh 130 pounds and grow to more than 6 feet long. — Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026 Throughout the story, beetles tunnel through the woodwork; blight fells the trees; a catamount, referenced in rumor or song, stalks the patch. — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023 Cougars, also called mountain lions, pumas and catamounts, were native to Wisconsin but were extirpated through unregulated hunting in the 1800s. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2018 The Eastern cougar is also known as the ghost cat, catamount, puma, painter, panther, and mountain lion. — Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, 25 Jan. 2018

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Noun

At the Central Florida Zoo, the now 7-month-old panther will highlight the need for conservation in Florida.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
The panther is the one to escort him to civilization, which proves easier said than done.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

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The tragic ending of the young puma in San Dimas comes three months after a year-old female cougar and a 6-month-old male mountain lion were fatally struck by vehicles.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
New large-scale research shows that the presence of mountain lions, also known as pumas or cougars, can drastically decrease the number of potentially deadly collisions between deer and vehicles by changing the behavior of their prey.

— Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of cougar

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