desert lynx vs catamount

desert lynx and catamount both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desert lynx	Yes	No	No	No
catamount	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, catamount is a hypernym of desert lynx; that is, catamount is a word with a broader meaning than desert lynx:

desert lynx: of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia
catamount: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

Other hypernyms of desert lynx include lynx.

desert lynx (noun)	catamount (noun)
of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia	large American feline resembling a lion
	short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur