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单词 mountain cat
释义

mountain cat

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noun

a cougar.
a bobcat.

Origin of mountain cat

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby mountain cat

mountain bike, mountain bluebird, mountain bluet, mountainboard, Mountain Brook, mountain cat, mountain chain, mountain climbing, mountain cranberry, mountain currant, mountain daisy
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Example sentences from the Web for mountain cat

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

    Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 3)|James Athearn Jones
  • Let the wolf, and the vulture, and the mountain-cat, answer the question.

    Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Athearn Jones
  • One white-garbed scout went crawling stealthily down the snow-slope like a mountain-cat.

    Heralds of Empire|Agnes C. Laut
  • 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.

    Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3)|James Athearn Jones

British Dictionary definitions for mountain cat

mountain cat

noun

any of various wild feline mammals, such as the bobcat, lynx, or puma
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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