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
Throughout the story, beetles tunnel through the woodwork; blight fells the trees; a catamount, referenced in rumor or song, stalks the patch.
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Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
What is a catamount?
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021
The last catamount in Vermont was shot and killed in 1881, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 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
Each of the handful of catamounts analyzed in Wisconsin over the last decade has been male.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2017
In January, the Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed the presence of a female catamount in Shannon County, in the south-central part of the state.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2017
Western Carolina and Samford posted a 1-2 finish in the men's 100-meter dash as the teams remained separated by just a point, with the Catamounts on top.
—Samford Athletics, AL.com, 12 May 2017
Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
What is a catamount?
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021
The last catamount in Vermont was shot and killed in 1881, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 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
Each of the handful of catamounts analyzed in Wisconsin over the last decade has been male.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2017
In January, the Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed the presence of a female catamount in Shannon County, in the south-central part of the state.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2017
Western Carolina and Samford posted a 1-2 finish in the men's 100-meter dash as the teams remained separated by just a point, with the Catamounts on top.
—Samford Athletics, AL.com, 12 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catamount
Noun
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The country proves to be an African Shangri-La, where science and spirituality comfortably coexist, with T’Challa the heir to powers of superhuman strength and agility conferred by his ancestral connection to Bast, the powerful panther god.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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The river had shallows, marshes, sandbars, oxbows, eddies, weed flats and drop offs, all of which created nurseries, hiding spots and ambush points for a food chain that included aquatic bugs, frogs, fish, turtles, alligators, deer, otters, panthers and eagles.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Wildlife management in California, specifically, has long been shaped by these same forces of violence, originating in bounty campaigns not just against predators like cougars and wolves but also against American Indian peoples.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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The incident came 15 months after a cougar fatally mauled an El Dorado County man and severely injured his brother, the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years, according to previous Bee reporting.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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“Catamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catamount. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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