PANTHER

cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor

(noun) large American feline resembling a lion

panther

(noun) a leopard in the black color phase

jaguar, panther, Panthera onca, Felis onca

(noun) a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

Panther (plural Panthers)

(US) A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers.

Anagrams

• Penarth, parthen-

Etymology

Noun

panther (plural panthers)

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.

Any big cat of the genus Panthera.

A cougar; especially the Florida panther.

(mythology, heraldry) A creature resembling a big cat with a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology.

Anagrams

• Penarth, parthen-

Source: Wiktionary


Pan"ther, n. Etym: [OE. pantere, F. panthère, L. panthera, Gr. pundrika a tiger.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoölogists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. Panther cat (Zoöl.), the ocelot.

– Panther cowry (Zoöl.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypræa pantherina); -- so called from its color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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