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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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