mountain cat

noun

1. a cougar.
2. a bobcat.

mountain cat

noun

1. any of various wild feline mammals, such as the bobcat, lynx, or puma

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain cat¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

One white-garbed scout went crawling stealthily down the snow-slope like a mountain-cat.

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The natives call it “gato del monte,” which means “mountain cat.”

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So, before I knew it, I had walked right up to the old mountain cat and took a hand myself.

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He was stronger than the bear, he was swifter than the deer, he was nimbler than the mountain-cat or the panther.

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One is full of sprightliness and agility—he is of the blood of the mountain-cat; another is clumsy—the musk-ox was his father.

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