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Panther

Panther Meaning & Definition
Panther Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Panther?

[n] large American feline resembling a lion
[n] a leopard in the black color phase
[n] a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Synonyms | Synonyms for Panther: catamount | cougar | Felis concolor | Felis onca | jaguar | mountain lion | painter | Panthera onca | puma

Related Terms | Find terms related to Panther: bobcat | catamount | cat-a-mountain | cheetah | cougar | jaguar | Leo | leopard | lion | lynx | mountain lion | ocelot | painter | puma | Siberian tiger | simba | tiger | wildcat

See Also | big cat | cat | Felis | genus Felis | genus Panthera | leopard | Panthera | Panthera pardus | wildcat

Panther In Webster's Dictionary

\Pan"ther\, n. [OE. pantere, F. panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. ?, prob. fr. Skr. pundr[=i]ka a tiger.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zo["o]logists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body. 2. (Zo["o]l.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. {Panther cat} (Zo["o]l.), the ocelot. {Panther cowry} (Zo["o]l.), a spotted East Indian cowry ({Cypr[ae]a pantherina}); -- so called from its color.

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