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4 words match “CATAMOUNT”

CATAMOUNT n.
The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.
COUGAR n.
writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.
MOUNTAIN a.
-- Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite. -- Mountain cat (Zoöl.), the catamount. See Catamount. -- Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges, generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves. -- Mountain cock (Zoöl.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie. -- Mountain cork (Min.), a var…
PUMA n.
mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, mountain lion, and panther or painter.