catamount

英 ['kætəmaʊnt] 美
  • n. 山猫;美洲豹;野猫;猫科动物

英英释义


1. short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
2. large American feline resembling a lion

英文词源


catamount (n.)
1660s, shortening of cat-o'-mountain (1610s), from cat of the mountain (early 15c.), a name aplied to various types of wildcat.