|
catamount 音标拼音: [k'ætəm ,ɑʊnt] n. 大野猫,美洲豹,野猫 大野猫,美洲豹,野猫 catamount n 1: short- tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur [ synonym: { lynx}, { catamount}] 2: large American feline resembling a lion [ synonym: { cougar}, { puma}, { catamount}, { mountain lion}, { painter}, { panther}, { Felis concolor}] Puma \ Pu" ma\ ( p[= u]" m[. a]), n. [ Peruv. puma.] ( Zool.) 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 { catamount}, { cougar}, { American lion}, { mountain lion}, and { panther} or { painter}. [ 1913 Webster]
Cougar \ Cou" gar\ ( k??" g? r), n. [ F. couguar, from the native name in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.] ( Zool.) An American feline quadruped ({ Felis concolor}), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the { American lion}. Called also { puma}, { panther}, { mountain lion}, and { catamount}. See { Puma}. [ 1913 Webster]
Catamount \ Cat" a* mount\ ( k[ a^] t"[. a]* mount), n. [ Cat mount; cf. Sp. gato montes mountain cat.] ( Zool.) The { cougar}. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the { lynx}. [ 1913 Webster] catamountain
|
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
|