panther

pan·ther

P0047000 (păn′thər)n.1. A large wild cat such as a leopard or jaguar, especially in a color form with black fur.2. See cougar.

[Middle English pantere, from Old French and from Old English panthera, both from Latin panthēra, from Greek panthēr.]

panther

(ˈpænθə) n, pl -thers or -ther1. (Animals) another name for the leopard, esp the black variety, which is known as the black panther2. (Animals) US and Canadian any of various related animals, esp the puma[C14: from Old French pantère, from Latin panthēra, from Greek panthēr; perhaps related to Sanskrit pundarīka tiger]

pan•ther

(ˈpæn θər)

n., pl. -thers, (esp. collectively) -ther. 1. the cougar, Felis concolor. 2. the leopard, Panthera pardus. 3. any leopard in the black color phase. [1250–1300; Middle English panter (< Old French) < Latin panthēra < Greek pánthēr]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	panther - a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus FelisFelis onca, jaguar, Panthera oncabig cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wildgenus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
	2.	panther - a leopard in the black color phasePanthera pardus, leopard - large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
	3.	panther - large American feline resembling a lioncougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, puma, catamount, painterFelis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcatswildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

Translations

豹美州狮

panther

(ˈpӕnθə) noun1. a leopard, especially a large one. 豹2. (American) a puma. 美州狮

panther

→ 豹zhCN

panther

panther,

name commonly applied to the leopardleopard,
large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera pardus, widely distributed in Africa and Asia. It is commonly yellow, buff, or gray, patterned with black spots and rings. The rings, unlike those of the New World jaguar, never have spots inside them.
..... Click the link for more information. , especially to a black leopard. It is also used locally to designate various other cats including the jaguarjaguar
, large New World carnivore of the cat family, Panthera onca. Jaguars range from the SW United States to S central Argentina, though there have been no resident breeding females in the United States since 1963.
..... Click the link for more information. and the pumapuma
or cougar
, New World member of the cat family, Puma concolor. Also known as mountain lion, catamount, panther, and painter, it ranges from S British Columbia to the southern tip of South America. The puma is slenderly built, with a lionlike face.
..... Click the link for more information. . In animal systematics the generic name Panthera is given to all the big roaring cats—the lionlion,
large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera leo, found in open country in Africa, with a few surviving in India. Lions have short-haired coats of tawny brown, with the tail ending in a dark tuft.
..... Click the link for more information. , tigertiger,
large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera tigris, found in the forests of Asia. There are six subspecies of P. tigris: Amur or Siberian, Sumatran, Malayan, North Indochinese, Bengal, and South China or Amoy.
..... Click the link for more information. , and leopard—as well as to the jaguar and, in some systems, the snow leopard.

panther

1. another name for leopard esp the black variety (black panther)2. US and Canadian any of various related animals, esp the puma

Panther

Version 10.3 of the Mac OS X operating system. Introduced in 2003, Panther included a new style of browsing window in Finder, video conferencing (iChat AV), fast switching between users on the same machine and numerous other features. See Mac OS X.

Acronym

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panther

noun

Synonyms for panther

noun a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard

Synonyms

Felis onca
jaguar
Panthera onca

Related Words

big cat
cat
genus Panthera
Panthera

noun a leopard in the black color phase

Related Words

Panthera pardus
leopard

noun large American feline resembling a lion

Synonyms

cougar
Felis concolor
mountain lion
puma
catamount
painter

Related Words

Felis
genus Felis
wildcat