catamount
/ˈkætəmaʊnt/
noun
- A wild cat, especially a mountain lion, lynx, or bobcat.
- A catamount's scream can sound like a woman's cry, which is why it's sometimes called a 'painter'.
- Early settlers in the Appalachians often told stories of the fearsome catamount.
- The hiker spotted a catamount slinking through the underbrush.