more onomatopoetic and mysterious cats

[Koontz John E]

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, ROOD DAVID S wrote:
> Does the "meow" word lend itself to application to the bigger animals?

It might not matter, once the term applied to a cat of any size, but I
think bobcats and lynxes (Lynx spp.) do make fairly cat-like noises.  I'm
not sure for mountain lions (Puma).  I've heard them described as
"screaming," I think.