catamounts

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

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Noun
  • Bringing themes together, a 7.25-carat black diamond panther lounges across a crescent moon in ethical 18-karat white gold pavéd with 8.88 carats of white diamonds.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
  • One panther made it almost to Atlanta before it was shot by a hunter.
    Reed Frederick Noss, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The center said a variety of cats have died from the outbreak, including cougars, bobcats and African servals.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Female cougars, on the other hand, don’t usually have to roam as far and wide.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Where are confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan?
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Catamounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catamounts. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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