Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US)A fierce imaginary animal.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Perhaps from catamount (“cougar, puma, lynx”), influenced by the adjective above.

Perhaps from catamount (“cougar, puma, lynx”), influenced by the adjective above.

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Forms

plural: catawampuses

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cataractcatastropheB2catastrophicB2catboycatchA1catcher

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