About The Word Panther
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Panther
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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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