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CATAMOUNTAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catamountain mean? 

CATAMOUNTAIN (noun)
  The noun CATAMOUNTAIN has 1 sense:

1. bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic catplay

  Familiarity information: CATAMOUNTAIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CATAMOUNTAIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

catamountain; European wildcat; Felis silvestris

Hypernyms ("catamountain" is a kind of...):

wildcat (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)

Holonyms ("catamountain" is a member of...):

Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)


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