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
  • 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
  • New large-scale research shows that the presence of mountain lions, also known as pumas or cougars, can drastically decrease the number of potentially deadly collisions between deer and vehicles by changing the behavior of their prey.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountain lions
Noun
  • New large-scale research shows that the presence of mountain lions, also known as pumas or cougars, can drastically decrease the number of potentially deadly collisions between deer and vehicles by changing the behavior of their prey.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The exception is for bears, wolves and cougars, which require even more distance.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cougars

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