cat-o'-mountain

cat-o'-mountain
/kat'euh mown"tn/, n.
catamountain.

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  • cat-o'-mountain — [kat΄ə mount′ n] n. CATAMOUNTAIN …   English World dictionary

  • cat o'mountain — see catamountain …   Useful english dictionary

  • cat o' mountain — catamounˈtain or cat o’ mountain noun Any of various large wild cats, applied esp to the leopard, panther or ocelot adjective Ferocious, savage • • • Main Entry: ↑cat cat o’ mountain see ↑catamountain above. • • • Main Entry: ↑cat …   Useful english dictionary

  • cat-a-mountain — catamountain cat a*moun tain, cat a mountain cat a moun tain . 1. the bushy tailed European wildcat ({Felis silvestris}) resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat. Syn: European wildcat, {Felis silvestris}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cat-a-mountain — |kad.ə| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural cat a mountains or cats a mountain) Etymology: alteration of Middle English cat of the mountaine : any of various wild animals of the cat family: as a. : the European wildcat …   Useful english dictionary

  • cat-a-mountain — noun Etymology: Middle English cat of the mountaine Date: 15th century any of various wild cats …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cat-o'-mountain — /kæt ə ˈmaʊntən/ (say kat uh mowntuhn) noun → catamountain …  

  • cat-o'-mountain — /kat euh mown tn/, n. catamountain …   Useful english dictionary

  • cat o’ mountain — …   Useful english dictionary

  • cat|a|moun|tain — «KAT uh MOWN tuhn», noun. any wild animal of the cat family, such as the European wildcat, leopard, cougar, or lynx. Also, cat o mountain. ╂[Middle English cat of the mountain] …   Useful english dictionary

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