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catamount vs wildcat

wildcat vs catamount

catamount and wildcat both are nouns.

catamount is not an adjective while wildcat is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catamount Yes No No No
wildcat Yes Yes No No
As nouns, wildcat is a hypernym of catamount; that is, wildcat is a word with a broader meaning than catamount:
  • catamount: large American feline resembling a lion
  • wildcat: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
As nouns, wildcat is a hypernym of catamount; that is, wildcat is a word with a broader meaning than catamount:
  • catamount: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
  • wildcat: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
catamount (noun) wildcat (noun)
large American feline resembling a lion any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
a cruelly rapacious person
catamount (adjective) wildcat (adjective)
(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
without official authorization
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
Difference between catamount and wildcat

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