Catamount

Catamount is a noun that refers to a wild cat, especially those found in mountainous regions. Our word of the day combines the English words ‘cat’ and ‘mountain’ to give us a word for wild cats that dwell in the mountains. The word covers a wide range of species, but usually refers to a medium or large cat. Nobody got hurt on last year’s trip to Tibet, but we did have some close calls. We saw a catamount that looked pretty hungry. Let’s hope we don’t have any problems like that on this year’s climb.