1.  catamount(n = noun.animal) lynx - short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur;
is a kind of wildcat
is a member of genus lynx
has particulars: common lynx, lynx lynx, canada lynx, lynx canadensis, bay lynx, bobcat, lynx rufus, lynx pardina, spotted lynx, caracal, desert lynx, lynx caracal

2.  catamount(n = noun.animal) cougar, felis concolor, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma - large American feline resembling a lion;
is a kind of wildcat
is a member of felis, genus felis

   The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx. [1913 Webster]

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