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
Mountain lions are also known as cougars, pumas, panthers or catamounts, and there are projected to be 3,800 to 4,400 mountain lions currently in the wild in Colorado, the CPW noted.
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or catamounts — can weigh 130 pounds and grow to more than 6 feet long.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Throughout the story, beetles tunnel through the woodwork; blight fells the trees; a catamount, referenced in rumor or song, stalks the patch.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
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
What is a catamount?
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021
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
Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or catamounts — can weigh 130 pounds and grow to more than 6 feet long.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Throughout the story, beetles tunnel through the woodwork; blight fells the trees; a catamount, referenced in rumor or song, stalks the patch.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
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
What is a catamount?
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catamount
Noun
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Swapping the weight of a gun for the promise of a camera, McKenzie captures city pigeons and rats as well as elusive panthers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Our manatees, panthers, bears and countless other species rely on healthy ecosystems to survive, ecosystems that are shrinking daily due to human encroachment and legislative negligence.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To catch a glimpse of the cougar shadow, head to the vicinity of 13th Avenue and Goldfield Road in Apache Junction.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Deer hear better than humans, but not nearly as well as predators like cougars, which have large, highly developed auditory bullae.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Catamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catamount. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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