catamount

  • 1Catamount — Cat a*mount (k[a^]t [.a]*mount), n. [Cat + mount; cf. Sp. gato montes mountain cat.] (Zo[ o]l.) The {cougar}. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the {lynx}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2catamount — (n.) 1660s, shortening of cat o mountain (1610s), from cat of the mountain (early 15c.) …

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  • 3catamount — [kat′ə mount΄] n. [see CATAMOUNTAIN] any of various wildcats; esp., ☆ a) the puma; cougar ☆ b) the lynx …

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  • 4catamount — Puma Pu ma (p[=u] m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large American carnivore ({Felis concolor}), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also… …

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  • 5catamount — Cougar Cou gar (k?? g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American feline quadruped ({Felis concolor}), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is… …

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  • 6Catamount, Massachusetts — Catamount is a former village of Colrain, Massachusetts. In 1812, the schoolhouse that once stood in Catamount was the first to fly the United States Flag.From the mid 18th century until the late 19th century, Catamount was mainly a farming… …

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  • 7Catamount Motel — (Bennington,США) Категория отеля: 1 звездочный отель Адрес: 500 South Street, Bennington, VT 05201, США …

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  • 8Catamount Broadcasting — (also known as Catamount Broadcast Group) of Norwalk, Connecticut, owns KHSL TV CBS 12 and its digital subchannel, CW 10 of Chico, California. They also operate KNVN TV NBC 24, also of Chico, under an agreement with KNVN owners Evans Broadcasting …

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  • 9Catamount Ski Area — Infobox ski area name = Catamount Ski Area picture = caption = location = Hillsdale, New York, US nearest city = Great Barrington, Massachusetts (7.5 Miles), Poughkeepsie, New York (53 Miles), New York, New York (129 Miles), New Haven,… …

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  • 10Catamount Trail — The Catamount Trail is a 300+ mile nordic ski trail that spans the length of Vermont, extending from the border with Massachusetts (Readsboro, Vermont) to the Canadian border (North Troy, Vermont).The trail was first skied in 1984 by its founders …

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