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Webster 1913 Edition
panther
pan′ther
(păn′thẽr)
, Noun.
[OE.
pantere
, F. panthère
, L. panthera
, Gr. πάνθηρ
, prob. fr. Skr. pundrīka
a tiger.] 1.
(Zool.)
A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.
2.
(Zool.)
In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
Panther cat
(Zool.)
, the ocelot.
– Panther cowry
(Zool.)
, a spotted East Indian cowry (
Cypræa pantherina
); – so called from its color.Webster 1828 Edition
Panther
PAN'THER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Panther
Panther
See also: panther
English
Noun
Panther (plural Panthers)
- (US) A member of any of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
Panther m (genitive Panthers, plural Panther)
Declension
panther
panther
See also: Panther
English
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.
Derived terms
- black panther
- pantheress
Translations
big cat with black fur
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big cat of genus Panthera
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