# catamount

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkætəmaʊnt/

## Definitions
1. A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
2. Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).

## Etymology
Clipping of catamountain (“leopard, panther; ocelot; man living in the mountains”), from Late Middle English catamountain, from Middle English catte of the mountayne, cate of þe mounttaynne (“leopard, panther”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/catamount