NOUN | animal | catamount, lynx | short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears |
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animal | catamount, cougar, puma, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor | large American feline resembling a lion |
Sounds | kae'tahmaw.nt | |
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Rhymes | account ... viscount: 14 rhymes with awnt... |
Meaning | short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur. | |
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Synonym | lynx | |
Member of | genus Lynx | lynxes |
Narrower | Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis | Of northern North America |
bobcat, bay lynx, Lynx rufus | small lynx of North America | |
caracal, desert lynx, Lynx caracal | Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia | |
common lynx, Lynx lynx | Of northern Eurasia | |
spotted lynx, Lynx pardina | Of southern Europe | |
Broader | wildcat | Any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild |
Spanish | lince, lynx, puma | |
Catalan | gat cerval, linx, puma |
Meaning | large American feline resembling a lion. | |
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Synonyms | cougar, puma, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor | |
Member of | Felis, genus Felis | type genus of the Felidae |
Broader | wildcat | Any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild |
Spanish | Felis concolor, león americano, mitzli, pantera, puma concolor, puma | |
Catalan | pantera, puma |
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