catamounts

noun

plural of catamount
as in panthers
a large tawny cat of the wild found the footprints of a catamount on the mountain trail

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Recent Examples of catamounts 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catamounts
  1. panthers
  2. mountain lions
  3. cougars
Noun
  • The panther is the one to escort him to civilization, which proves easier said than done.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Locals were regaled with other stories of bears, panthers and other game killed where now there were houses and farms.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of panthers
Noun
  • More news Endangered mountain lions are stalling a plan to build 400 residences on Woodland Hills golf course.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The only reader who can come close to this is Marty in Idaho who has mountain lions rolling in at night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountain lions
Noun
  • The cat haven has been operating for 28 years and houses 39 cat species, including cheetahs, bobcats, clouded leopards, cougars and snow leopards.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In the realm of big cats, the Central Florida Zoo is home to two cheetahs, an Amur leopard and two cougar cubs from South Dakota that arrived at the zoo at 10 weeks old earlier this summer.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of cougars

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“Catamounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catamounts. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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