catamountain

== English == === Etymology === From Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kætəˈmaʊntɪn/, /-t(ə)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /kætəˈmaʊnt(ə)n/, [-ɾə-] Hyphenation: cat‧a‧mount‧ain === Noun === catamountain (plural catamountains) (also attributively) A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis). (leopard, panther): Synonym: catamount (by extension) A man living in the mountains. ==== Alternative forms ==== cat-a-mountain, cat o' mountain ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === leopard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ocelot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia