Catamount \Cat"a*mount\, n. [Cat + mount; cf. Sp. gato mentes mountain cat.] (Zo["o]l.) The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.
catamount n 1: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur [syn: {lynx}] 2: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]