CATAMOUNTAIN

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

catamountain; European wildcat; Felis silvestris

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Nouns denoting animals

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)