[ noun ] bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat <noun.animal>
catamountain \cat"a*moun`tain\, cat-a-mountain \cat"-a-moun`tain\n. 1. the bushy-tailed European wildcat ({Felis silvestris}) resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat.
Syn: European wildcat, {Felis silvestris}. [WordNet 1.5]